Following up a complaint from Serbia, he U.N. General Assembly requested taht the International Court of Justice (ICJ) -on October 2008- should clarify the legality of Kosovo’s declaration of independence, which took place on the 17 th February 2008. After considering written statements from 36 U.N. member states, including Serbia, USA, France, Spain, etc., [...]
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 7 comments | Tags: ICJ, independence, international law, kosovo, recognition, Spain | Category: Spain, catalonia, independence, international, kosovo, stateless nations | July 26th, 2010 Last Saturday, 1.5 million people (1.1 million according to the police) gathered in Barcelona in what was the first massive demonstration in favour of the independence of Catalonia. Using the slogan “We are a nation, we decide”, the rally brought the centre of Barcelona to a standstill, and for almost two [...] 2 comments | Tags: 10J, barcelona, catalonia, demonstration, independence, rally, statute | Category: catalonia, culture & language, independence | July 12th, 2010 After several months of uncertainty, the former president of FC Barcelona,Joan Laporta, has confirmed through his website that he’ll run for president of Catalonia. With his seven years of unprecedented success at the front of the “unarmed army” of Catalonia (to quote M.V. Montalban), he is determined ”to devote his energy to a challenge that, if achieved, [...] 3 comments | Tags: catalan elections, democràcia catalana, FC Barcelona, laporta | Category: catalonia, independence | July 5th, 2010 The referendums on the independence of Catalonia have reached the metropolitan area, the theoretically worse possible scenario, situated at the heart of the pro – PSOE network of influence and made up of large numbers of Catalans who came from Spain during the 60s and 70s. The turnout average was 14%, but in places where the [...] 5 comments | Tags: catalonia, independence, migration, referendum | Category: catalonia, culture & language, independence | June 21st, 2010 Since the broadcasting of the brilliant TV report by Dolors Genovès entitled Adéu, Espanya? (Good bye, Spain?) some people have kept on complaining and grumbling about. The problem is not that they want Catalonia to remain part of Spain (an opinion completely respectable as long as it is defended only by democratic means), it’s that [...] 11 comments | Tags: documentary, independence, Spain, TV3 | Category: Spain, catalonia, culture & language, independence | June 7th, 2010 (Article written by Col.lectiu Emma) We would like to bring to your attention the report on high-speed trains in Spain that was published by the Barcelona daily Avui on Sunday May 23. Some time ago Col.lectiu Emma wrote about a New York Times article on the same topic.We feel that the whole AVE [...] 5 comments | Tags: AVE, trains, viability | Category: Spain, catalonia, economy, independence | June 3rd, 2010 |
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Kosovo’s independence is legal
The real Catalonia
Barcelona brought to standstill by massive demonstration
Laporta to lead his own political party
There’s only one way
Referendums in the metropolitan area
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