El criminal desafiador
Hi ha moments en la vida política que, simplement, és impossible d'aguantar impertèrrit les provocacions
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31.10.2017
President Puigdemont from Brussels: 'Use 21D polls to consolidate Catalan Republic, fight Article 155'
The Catalan leader has explained that he has opted to protect the general public and Catalonia’s civil servants by averting the violence that Madrid was readying
31.10.2017
The light is beginning to shine through
«These days we are making Europe and the international community understand that it's not possible to solve the Catalan crisis without counting on the Catalan government as the main interlocutor»
30.10.2017
No easy path for unionists
«Those of you who are so vocal about the fact that we haven’t managed to accomplish what we meant to should make a note that the Spanish authorities haven’t, either»
27.10.2017
Catalan Parliament declares independence
Resolution declaring independent Catalan republic passed with 70 votes in favor, 10 against and 2 abstentions
24.10.2017
Former Slovenian president Kučan slams EU for inaction over Spanish violence in Catalonia
Kučan states Catalonia cannot be compared to Slovenia, but has right to self-determination
24.10.2017
CECOT’s Antoni Abad: 'Without freedom there is no democracy, no future'
Cecot’s chairman emphasises that Catalan employers have been making the same demands for twenty years: 'This is not normal! We’re in this situation because solutions haven’t been explored'
23.10.2017
Catalan Parliament to discuss response to self-rule suspension on Thursday
Pro-indy groups aim to hold a plenary session a day before the Spanish government’s takeover could come into effect
23.10.2017
Prepare to defend freedom later this week
«By shattering its own constitution, Spain has put us in the most favourable of positions, from an international standpoint: that of the last resort remedy»
23.10.2017
Catalan president calls Parliament meeting to discuss Catalonia’s future
Carles Puigdemont deemed that the activation of Article 155, which will seize Catalonia's self-government, was "the worst attack" on Catalan people and institutions since the Franco dictatorship
23.10.2017
Rajoy’s decision to trigger Article 155 might actually backfire on him
A legal analysis by Constitutional Law professor Marcel Mateu: 'The connivance of some will be required before several of these measures can be implemented, so there is no guarantee of that'
20.10.2017
The internationalisation of the Catalan case
In a climate of tension Spain stands to lose much more than Catalonia and, apparently, the penny has begun to drop
19.10.2017
Amnesty calls for immediate release of arrested pro-independence leaders
Detention and charges of sedition 'constitute excessive restrictions of their rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly,' says Amnesty
18.10.2017
Slovenia will recognise independent Catalonia, says deputy leader of Slovenian SD party
Apropos of a VilaWeb news item, Jan Skoberne remarked: 'I strongly believe that we will be among the first to recognise the new Republic'
18.10.2017
The enemy’s criminal law in the Finance Ministry
«They are not in a legal limbo: they have already descended to the legal hell being readied by all those Spanish civil servants, a war from within the law, the enemy’s criminal law»
18.10.2017
200,000 take to the streets of Barcelona demanding release of pro-independence leaders
Candlelit demonstration in Catalonia's capital and several other marches in the country's main cities
18.10.2017
Spain fears Slovenia might recognise an independent Catalonia
Spain’s Foreign Minister voiced his concern to his Slovenian colleague, who replied that Slovenia hasn’t made a decision 'because Catalonia has not made an announcement yet'
17.10.2017
A video denounces Spain’s authoritarianism: “Help Catalonia, save Europe”
The video is Òmnium’s response to the arrests of Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez
16.10.2017
Cuixart, Sànchez: political prisoners in today’s Europe for holding peaceful rally
Madrid judge denies bail for Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, the leaders of Catalonia’s two main grassroots groups
16.10.2017
Belgian prime minister calls for 'international mediation' if dialogue between Catalonia and Spain fails
Michel asks for dialogue while Paris mayor acknowledges that 'someone' asked her to act as a mediator
16.10.2017
Minister Forn: 'Everyone should realise what sort of people are leading the Spanish police'
Interview with the interior minister of Catalonia
16.10.2017
Minister Forn: 'Everyone should realise what sort of people are leading the Spanish police. Pérez de los Cobos volunteered to stage the 1981 coup d’état'
Interview with the Catalan Interior Minister
13.10.2017
Council of Europe Assembly 'shocked' by police violence against Catalan referendum voters
Members hold debate on the need for a political solution for Catalonia and some suggest international mediation
13.10.2017
HRW probe: Spanish police used 'excessive force' on October 1
NGO Human Rights Watch has reviewed footage and photographs of the crackdown on October 1, checking the facts against accounts of witnesses and victims
12.10.2017
Spain and Europe are proposing a solution that will solve nothing
«We will meet again in the streets and, once again, reality will prevail over this ridiculous arrangement that Brussels believes it has made with Madrid»
11.10.2017
A republic for a minute
“In the coming hours —perhaps days, at most— we will find out whether Europe is prepared to stick its neck out for us or it merely wanted to avoid a declaration of independence at all costs”
