Category: Politics

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…

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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…

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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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EU presidents receive award in Madrid

European Parliament President Antonio Tajani and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker travelled to the northern Spanish city of Oviedo to receive a prestigious Asturias prize on behalf of the European Union. The award was presented by Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia during the Princess of Asturias awards ceremony, in Oviedo, northern Spain, Friday Oct….

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Madrid to impose snap elections on Catalonia

MADRID The Spanish government has agreed with the opposition Socialists (PSOE) to hold regional elections in January in Catalonia as part of the extraordinary package of measures to temporarily impose direct rule on the region, Socialist politician Carmen Calvo said in an interview on national television. Spanish government aims for January regional elections in Catalonia:…

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Madrid ultimatum tactics failed

A final deadline of prime minister Mariano Rajoy ultimatum to Catalonia to renounce de independence aspirations has passed at 10:00 (local time) on Thursday, 19 October. Madrid wowed to suspend the region’s autonomy in case president Carles Puigdemont does not provide clear proof of alignment to Constitution of Kingdom of Spain, which does not foresee…

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Kurz raising to Austria’s chancellor

Austrian conservative politician Sebastian Kurz (31) will become one of the world’s youngest leaders, and certainly, youngest for the job, in case he becomes chancellor after parliamentary elections on Sunday, October 15. If Sebastian Kurz becomes Austrian chancellor he will be easily the youngest leader in the EU https://t.co/6GrVOXStwz pic.twitter.com/9u7aLIrlnJ — Jeremy Cliffe (@JeremyCliffe) October…

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Rajoy: Catalan independence is ‘fairy tale’

Spanish prime minister is set to address the National Congress on the Catalonia issue amid high tensions between Madrid and Barcelona and following Carles Puigdemont signature of Declaration of Independence of Catalonia. ANC y Òmnium promovieron y controlaron un referéndum ilegal de autodeterminación trufado de irregularidades #11Oct pic.twitter.com/9fsubMLVwt — Mariano Rajoy Brey (@marianorajoy) October 11,…

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Special status of Donbass prolonged

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (parliament) has passed a law “On creating conditions for a peaceful settlement of the situation in separate districts of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions” extending the special status of the Donbass region by one year. However, it contains the provisions, according to which the special status will come into force only after…

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