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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 [...]

National day 2009

Yesterday Catalonia celebrated its National day, the 11th of September, with an eye on Sunday’s referendum in Arenys de Munt on the independence of Catalonia. This, together with the expectation around the final decision of the Spanish Constitutional Court on the already watered-down new status of autonomy of Catalonia marked such a special [...]

Spain fears democracy

A social entity in Arenys de Munt, a city near Barcelona, is organizing a non-binding referendum on the independence of Catalonia for the next 13th of September. The city council decided to support the referendum last June, basically by facilitating some public buildings to install the ballot boxes. One can expect the typical [...]

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