Will the Catalan Republic become an EU member state?

  Jordi SOLE, MEP, OPINION The emergence on new states in Europe is nothing new. In fact, many European states emerged at the end of the 20th century: from the Baltic States that regained independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union, through Czechoslovakia’s split that created the Czech Republic and Slovakia, to the breakup…

EP: Catalan referendum – standing ovation

DEPECHE Anna van Densky Today at European Parliament a conference on Catalan referendum took place hosted by Liberals (ALDE) and Greens groups. The participants declared their intentions to organise tbe referendum in compliance with direct democracy standards in the framework of the EU. #CatalanRef2017 pic.twitter.com/ixlqZpojN4 — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) January 24, 2017 The perspective…