Gerolf ANNEMANS MEP shares his views on European Parliament EU-Catalonia dialogue platform, and on crisis of self-proclaimed Catalan Republic. As a political scientist and an author, ANNEMANS reflects on possible ways towards fully fledged independence of new-born European states like his native Vlaanderen. The platform launch took place in Anna Polittkovskaya press centre of the…
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Puigdemont asks Rajoy if he assumes outcome of elections
The President of the self-proclaimed Catalan Republic in exile after the Spanish government evoked an Article 155 of the Spanish constitution, said during the presentation of the candidacy Together for Catalonia (Junts per Catalunya) that the Catalan people “will ratify” that they want independence in the upcoming elections. Puigdemont and candidates of 'Together for Catalonia' present their…
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…
Amb.Chizhov: Russia and EU are key actors in Europe
H.E. Ambassador of Russian Federation to the EU Vladimir Chizhov The promise of a Russia-EU continental fulcrum In December 1994, only months after Russia and the EU had signed the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, which was to guide their relationship for decades to come, the CSCE Budapest summit proclaimed the creation of a “genuine partnership”…
Puigdemont to stand in elections from Belgium
While the European Arrest Warrant has not yet been awarded by the Spanish authorities, Carles Puigdemont said he wanted to engage “in true justice (of Belgium), but not in the Spanish justice.” “I do not have fled, but it is impossible to prepare well (for my defense) “. The President of self-proclaimed Catalan Republic in…
Russia slams US control of Twitter
Twitter’s decision to remove all advertising from the accounts of RT television channel and news agency Sputnik shows that the US authorities directly control the process of decision-making in this company, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. #Zakharova: @Twitter’s ban on advertising by @RT_com and @SputnikInt shows that the company is subordinated to the…
President Puigdemont denounces “political trial”
The Government of the Generalitat, which the Spanish executives consider to have ceased, has issued a statement from Brussels regarding the quotations of President Puigdemont and the Councilors tomorrow to the National Court: https://twitter.com/thespainreport/status/925815465850621952 The statement, which is faced with “The legitimate government of the Generalitat de Catalunya“, denounces what it considers a “political trial” with a…
Farmers arrive to Barcelona for protecting Catalan Parliament
Catalan farmers started to arrive to Barcelona to defend Parliament in case of Madrid’s attempt to seize power, and launch arrests of people’s representatives in implication of the Article 155. Today Senate in Madrid is aiming to vote imposition of direct rule over self-governed region upon the demand of prime-minister Mariano Rajoy, whose speech was…
Senate ovation to Rajoy for Catalonia direct rule
Prime minister Mariano Rajoy requested the approval of the Senate for invoking Article 155 of the Constitution of Kingdom of Spain to stop the “continuous process of anti-democratic decisions” and introduce a direct rule over Catalonia. El Gobierno de España asume con responsabilidad su obligación: defender la ley, la convivencia y los derechos de todos…
Catalans refuse to obey to Madrid
Catalan authorities will not follow orders from the Spanish government if Madrid moves to reassert control over the region, a senior official says. Catalan President @KRLS: We do what we do because we believe in a democratic & peaceful Europe. The Europe of the Charter of Fundtl. Rights" pic.twitter.com/rgJmrqtwhX — Raül Romeva i Rueda (@raulromeva)…
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