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The political situation in Catalonia is such a cul-de-sac that can hardly be explained by the traditional two axis approach (with two independent political dimensions), where the different political parties are distributed as a function of their economical beliefs, in one hand, and their national attitude (Catalan VS Spanish) on the other. Today, the national [...] It started off in Arenys de Munt, then the first wave of refendums on the 13D came and now it was time for the second wave. At this stage, 80 municipalities spread all across the country celebrated a non-binding referendum on the independence of Catalonia following the same procedures established in the former referendums. The turn [...] Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, this week the Independence Referendum Bill consultation document, a proposal which mirrors the approach of 1997 referendum on the Scottish Parliament.With this proposal, the Scottish Government is seeking views on the draft Referendum Bill which sets out proposals for an advisory referendum on extending the powers of the Scottish Parliament. [...] When wondering about the international recognition of an eventual independent state of Catalonia after a democràtic and peaceful process, it is always interesting to try to identify those countries which are likely to swiftly recognize the new state and those who will be more reluctant. In this sense, the arguments presented by [...] The Catalan national football team played its usual Christmas friendly match last Tuesday against Argentina. Around 50.000 supporters showed up at Camp Nou to enjoy a hugely entertaining 90 minutes, which ended up with a 4-2 score for the Catalans and lead Cruyff to victory 13 years after his last appearance on the [...] |
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