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| time for an independent Catalonia within the EU has arrived
Catalan Prime Minister Artur Mas said that if CiU wins the Nov. 25 election in the region, Catalans will then vote on "self-determination" during the coming legislature.
"If the (Spanish) government turns its back and does not authorize any kind of a referendum or vote, it has to be done anyway,".
Catalonia needed to increasingly take "sovereign decisions, independently of whether it is possible to reach agreements with Spain," the premier said.
"It is the natural evolution of a nation to have a state," Mas said. "This dependence on the Spanish state is cutting the wings of our economic and social progress," he explained.
However, Mas said he did not want to speak of a "breakup" with Spain, given that European Union member states "can share a lot of things."
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Showing posts with label Catalonia. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Catalonia: the time is now
Monday, 14 December 2009
Catalonia votes for independence
In a first in the 'balkanic' state that is Spain, one of the nations tries its hand at an independence referendum.
The ballot stems from a coalition of Catalan nationalists, comprisinge left-wing parties and former members of the biggest political group in Catalonia, the conservative Convergencia i Unio
Sure, it is an unofficial, non-binding act, but still an harbinger of things to come. Many in Catalonia hope it is the first step towards a formal consultation for a separate state. Many in Euskadi and Galicia are looking at the experience. At present the Spanish constitution does not allow a real referendum on secession.
Results showed almost 95 percent of those who voted wanted Catalonia to leave Spain, to become an "independent state within the European Union". However the turnout was rather low an only about 30%.
Catalonian nationalists should thread carefully, a binding referendum needs a long period of preparation. Failed referenda like in Quebec, may postpone a nation indefinitely!
The ballot stems from a coalition of Catalan nationalists, comprisinge left-wing parties and former members of the biggest political group in Catalonia, the conservative Convergencia i Unio
Sure, it is an unofficial, non-binding act, but still an harbinger of things to come. Many in Catalonia hope it is the first step towards a formal consultation for a separate state. Many in Euskadi and Galicia are looking at the experience. At present the Spanish constitution does not allow a real referendum on secession.
Results showed almost 95 percent of those who voted wanted Catalonia to leave Spain, to become an "independent state within the European Union". However the turnout was rather low an only about 30%.
Catalonian nationalists should thread carefully, a binding referendum needs a long period of preparation. Failed referenda like in Quebec, may postpone a nation indefinitely!
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