Britain has only 10 days left to deliver on all three areas of its Brexit terms with the EU27 if London is interested to start talks on a transition period after Brexit and a future relationship, the president of EU Council Donald Tusk said. Sufficient progress in #Brexit talks at December #EUCO is possible. But…
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Russia protects senator-oligarch charged with fraud in France
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny commented on the scandal around the detention of Russian senator Suleiman Kerimov (51) in Nice, France. In his opinion, Paris did what Moscow had to do a long time ago. https://twitter.com/navalny/status/933718513230995457 Since 2008 Kerimov has been elected to represent the Republic of Dagestan in Russia’s parliament upper house. Navalny, who…
EU endorses ‘enhanced’ partnership with Armenia
The Eastern Partnership Summit (#EaPSummit) participants welcomed the signing of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Armenia in the margins of the Summit. #EAPsummit begins in Brussels, gathering leaders from partner countries & #EU ➡️ #StrongerTogether https://t.co/Qcgq6c8Jp0 pic.twitter.com/nDzQCYFx0h — Maja Kocijančič (@MajaEUspox) November 24, 2017 The participants also approved good…
Eastern Partnership fatigue
The Fifth Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit will take place in Brussels in Europa building on 24 November. Heads of state or government from the EU member states and the six Eastern partner countries will look forward to future cooperation. #EU reforms story shows that the analogy of Eastern European countries as less developed versions of their Central European…
Spain Court rejects appeal to free Catalan ministers
Spain’s High Court rejected appeal to free ministers of self-proclaimed Catalan Republic, jailed in aftermath of Madrid invoking Article 155 of the Constitution against the decision of Catalan Parliament to declare independence based on the results of the referendum #1Oct. #BREAKING Spain's National Court rejects appeal to free eight jailed Catalan ministers, they remain in…
Madrid opens criminal trials against Catalan politicians
Oriol Junqueras, the vice-president of the ousted Catalan government; has arrived in Madrid for questioning over allegations of rebellion for declaring the region’s independence from Spain. Vice president Oriol Junqueras, dismissed by the Spanish govt, arrives at the Spanish National Court to testify against charges of rebellion pic.twitter.com/J3f06NNwwF — Catalan News (@catalannews) November 2, 2017…
Birth of Catalan Republic
The Declaration of Catalan Republic took place after the debate in the parliament in Barcelona, and a subsequent vote: with 70 yes, 10 no, and 2 blanc ballots. The Parliament of Catalonia constitutes the Catalan Republic, as an independent, sovereign, democratic, social State under the rule of law pic.twitter.com/RW5xck7PYN — Catalan Government (@catalangov) October 27,…
Parliament to declare Catalan Republic
Parliament in Barcelona debates two resolutions: the Declaration of the Republic of Catalonia, and call for negotiations with Madrid. Text to be approved today by Catalan Parliament declares Republic and calls for negotiations. #Catalonia https://t.co/BohJSxg40Q — DIPLOCAT (@CataloniaPD) October 27, 2017 Catalan government said all the efforts to launch a dialogue with Madrid were exhausted,…
700 mayors invited for declaration of Catalan independence
The debate of future of Catalonia continued in Madrid, and Barcelona, while central government is vowing to restore ‘legality’ in line with the Constitution, regional leaders prepare for declaration of independence in case the Senate votes for invoking direct rule over Catalonia on Friday, 27 October, after a month of stand-off. #CatalanPresident has invited 700+…
Madrid predicts ‘misery’ for Catalonia outside Spain
In case of declaration of independence of Catalonia Madrid will order an exodus of all enterprises to doom the rebellious region to misery. The war of words between Madrid and Barcelona intensified as a deadline of activation of Article 155, taking Catalonia under direct control of Madrid, looms. The Sénate has to vote of the…
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