Tag: referendum

SOLE: Catalans expect EU institutions to stand for their rights

Jordi SOLE MEP reflects upon new arrests of Catalan politicians and activists, deepening crisis between Madrid and Barcelona. He warns against danger of banalising terrorism, while Madrid attempting to compare peaceful political activism to terrorist activities. Use of obsolete terms as “rebellion” and “sedation” is symptomatic to flaws of Spanish democracy, denying Catalans their fundamental…

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Kurdistan international flights banned

International flights to and from Iraq’s Kurdistan region were set to end from 6:00 p.m. (11.00 a.m. ET) on Friday, September 29, after the central government imposed a ban in retaliation for the region’s vote in a referendum for independence. Iraq blocks international flights to Kurdistan in retaliation for independence vote https://t.co/GmKD9W1uTI — Reuters (@Reuters)…

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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”…

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#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…

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Scottiish voters unsupportive of second referendum

Most Scottish voters do not wish another referendum on independence from the United Kingdom and support for secession itself enfeebled, according to a Kantar survey. Scots voted by a wide margin to remain in the European Union in last June’s referendum, clashing with the UK as a whole which voted to leave. Scotland’s devolved government,…

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Kremlin calls for ‘respect’ of Turkish referendum

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has called to respect the choice made by Turkey at Sunday’s referendum on expanding presidential powers, according to ITAR-TASS news agency. “The referendum is absolutely a sovereign affair of the Turkish Republic,” – Peskov underlined. “We believe that everyone should respect the expression of will of the Turkish people.” According to…

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Erdogan receives congratulations

World leaders congratulated President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the Yes victory in Sunday’s historic referendum, reports the Anadolu news agency. As of 11.30 p.m. local time (2030GMT), unofficial results showed the Yes camp on 51.41 percent while the No had 48.59 percent. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev was the first leader to congratulate Erdogan in a…

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EU on referendum in Turkey

“We take note of the reported results of the referendum in Turkey on the amendments to the Constitution, adopted by the Turkish Grand National Assembly on 21 January 2017”, – says the common statement of President Juncker, Vice-President Mogherini and Commissioner Hahn on the referendum in Turkey “We are awaiting the assessment of the OSCE/ODIHR International Observation Mission,…

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