In case Catalonia declares independence “unilaterally,” France will not “recognise” it, said the minister of European Affairs, Nathalie Loiseau. Nathalie Loiseau, Ministra encargada Asuntos Europeos: "Francia no reconocerá Declaración Independencia Cataluña" https://t.co/P9peNuLp9e — España en Francia (@EmbEspFrancia) October 9, 2017 The president of the breakaway region, Carles Puigdemont, is expected to announce the independence of…
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Europarliament split on #Catalonia independence
Anna van Densky, Strasbourg. The hearing on #Catalonia, October 4, could not be qualified as ‘debate’ in a proper sense of this word: the leaders of the European Parliament political groups, and 1st vice-president of the European Commission, articulated their positions vis-à-vis dramatic events, without an opportunity to debate it with fellow MEPs. However even…
King Felipe VI condemns Catalan referendum
Spain’s King Felipe VI has condemned organisers of Catalonia’s independence referendum for having put themselves “outside the law”. Spain's King Felipe attacks Catalan referendum organisers for having put themselves "outside the law", in TV address https://t.co/Iv8qlSDuU0 pic.twitter.com/8UAQDcyRlR — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October 3, 2017 In a TV address to the nation, he said the…
#Catalonia: Juncker washes his hands
No word condemning violence of riot police in #Catalonia came from #EU leaders. European Commission press-service issued a statement, referring to its previous position, indicating it is ‘illegal’ format under the Constitution of Spain: “Under the Spanish Constitution, yesterday’s vote in Catalonia was not legal” Declaración sobre los acontecimientos en Cataluña https://t.co/ax5bsJz8Fj pic.twitter.com/Uswj6YDKOl — European…
#Catalonia MEP Anderson: where is #EU?..
The mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau Ballano informed about 460 injured after Spanish riot police stormed polling stations in an attempt to physically prevent Catalonia’s independence referendum taking place. Spanish national newspaper El Pais reports about 465 injured. In spite of the riot police efforts many Catalans managed to cast their ballots in the poll, declared ‘illegal’ by Madrid, there…
Madrid responds with riot police raids to Catalan referendum
Spanish riot police stormed into polling stations across Catalonia on Sunday, October, 1, confiscating ballot boxes and voting papers in an attempt to prevent a banned referendum on an independence from Madrid. People with their arms raised in front of Spanish riot police, including Catalan firefighters #CatalanReferendum pic.twitter.com/WMn5IuCCer — Catalan News (@catalannews) October 1, 2017…
Catalonia: overwhelmed by democracy
Jordi SOLE, MEP, OPINION The time has come for Catalonia to reject the repressive response of the Spanish government to our call for a referendum on self-determination by using democracy, lots of democracy. The best response to the closure of websites promoting the referendum, the seizure of electoral material with words as dangerous as “democracy”…
Rajoy cancelled Tallinn Digital Summit due to Catalonia
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will not attend the Tallinn Digital Summit with other EU leaders on Friday (29 September) because of unrest ahead of a controversial independence vote in Catalonia on Sunday, according to media reports. Trump, Spanish PM Rajoy say they oppose Catalonia independence bid https://t.co/JIHV4iVdoI pic.twitter.com/hSv1AMOP4g — Reuters (@Reuters) September 26, 2017…
#Catalonia: Who is afraid of democracy?
Jordi Solé i Ferrando, MEP, OPINION Those who would deny Catalonia’s right to self-determination said back in 2015 that Catalan voters would never elect a majority of pro-independence MPs to our parliament, but we did. Then they said that the pro-independence coalition would be too divided to agree on a new President and a new…
Catalans to vote independence
President Carles Puigdemont of Catalonia informed about the date of a referendum on independence, when people will decide whether they wish to become citizens of a new European state – 1st of October 2017. In case of simple majority Puigdemont has vowed to move forward to foundations of the Catalan statehood, including launching negotiations to…
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