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Kosovo's independence is legal

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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Rosell will succeed Laporta

Yesterday Sandro Rosell was elected as the man who will lead FC Barcelona for the next 6 years. Sandro, 46-year-old and former Barça vice-president (he stepped down in 2005 after falling out with Laporta) won the presidential elections by a landslide, obtaining 61% of the votes and thus starting off as a very strong president.

He will take over [...]

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After the second wave of referendums

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Ingenuity in international politics strategy

Historically, Catalans have been very sensitive to other stateless nations, minor regions oppressed by powerful states and any other group of people with political, social or cultural problems.

Thus, we have found ourselves joining campaigns in favor of minority languages, dismembered nations at the verge of being assimilated by the dominant nation [...]

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Arenys de Munt, hopefully something else than yet another first step.

Arenys de Munt has been the scenario of the first referendum on the independence of Catalonia ever celebrated, and thus has probably booked its place in the history books that will be written in the near future click here to see the international coverage of the referendum). The referendum was non-binding, organized by [...]

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Kosovo’s independence is legal
Following up a complaint from Serbia, he U.N. General Assembly requested taht the International Court of Justice (ICJ) -on... »
The real Catalonia
"This is not the real Catalonia" is one the most recurrent arguments used by pro-Spanish Catalan politicians when they attempt... »
Barcelona brought to standstill by massive demonstration
Last Saturday, 1.5 million people (1.1 million according to the police) gathered in Barcelona in what was the first massive ... »
Laporta to lead his own political party
After several months of uncertainty, the former president of FC Barcelona,Joan Laporta, has confirmed through his website that... »
There’s only one way
(for a comprehensive overview of the whole statute of autonomy process read this) So this is it, the end of autonomism and,... »
Referendums in the metropolitan area
The referendums on the independence of Catalonia have reached the metropolitan area, the theoretically worse possible scenario,... »