Indirecte.cat

Tags

Catalan in the European institutions

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 [...]

Share and enjoy:
  • Digg
  • Sphinn
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Mixx
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Meneame

SNP publishes the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill

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. [...]

Share and enjoy:
  • Digg
  • Sphinn
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Mixx
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Meneame

Recent news on Catalonia in international press

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 [...]

Share and enjoy:
  • Digg
  • Sphinn
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Mixx
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Meneame

Kosovo force states to show their arguments on international recognition

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 [...]

Share and enjoy:
  • Digg
  • Sphinn
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Mixx
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Meneame

Spain’s unfortunate beginning

Having your website hijacked by a fan of Mr Bean (although at the end it turned out it was not a formal intrusion attack) whilst media accross europe as well as some Member States such as the United Kingdom are mumbling about Spain’s capacity to lead the Union amid these times [...]

Share and enjoy:
  • Digg
  • Sphinn
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Mixx
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Meneame