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 Samaranch’s death has shown us the true level of mass media in both Spain and Catalonia. Last week we witnessed such a master class of cover-up and blind-eye turning that would make any responsible journalist blush with embarrassment. The vast majority of mass media did their best to dodge the dark side of Samaranch’s curriculum in [...] Leave a comment | Tags: Franco, media, samaranch | Category: Spain, catalonia, international | April 26th, 2010 Last week, Catalan MEP Oriol Junqueras tabled a block of 17 parliamentary questions in respect of each of the Spanish government’s failures to comply with agreements concerning Catalan: 5 questions to the European Council, 4 to the Commission, 3 to the Parliament and 5 to the Ombudsman. As the Horitzó Europa think-tank recently pointed out, the [...] Leave a comment | Tags: catalan, Europe, Languages of the European Union, Oriol Junqueras | Category: Europe, Spain, catalonia, culture & language, international | March 15th, 2010 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. [...] 2 comments | Tags: Elections in Scotland, referendum, Scottish National Party, United Kingdom constitution | Category: independence, international, scotland | February 26th, 2010 A few weeks ago I wrote about Col·lectiu Emma, a group of Catalans living in different countries who try to set the record straight on news items published in the international press relating to different aspects of the Catalan economy and society. Today, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of their [...] 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 [...] 2 comments | Tags: international recognition, kosovo, territorial integrity | Category: catalonia, independence, international, kosovo, stateless nations | January 25th, 2010 |
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