... preserving the political partnership between the Catalan parties and the PSOE — Unidas Podemos coalition needed for the stable development of the Kingdom in a difficult period. Furthermore, P. Sanchez stressed the need to ensure “the coexistence of Catalonia and the rest of Spain” in order to resolve emerging divisions jointly.
Secondly, Pedro Sanchez made a concession to the Catalan side. On May 10, 2022 head of the National Intelligence Committee Paz Esteban was replaced by Esperanza Casteleiro. It sparked discontent ...
... moderate BNP enjoys leading positions in the government coalition while the EH-Bildu has a much lower weight in strategy setting. It allows the autonomy to be flexible, interacting with Madrid in a more successful manner.
Moreover, the talks between Catalonia and Madrid are still held in a narrow format of face-to-face meetings between the Prime Minister of Spain and the head of the autonomy. At the same time, the Basque Country has already resumed dialogue within the Joint Economic Commission. This is a more inclusive format that enables the sides to cover a wider range of topics.
Currently, the Basque ...
... hoped to resolve the Catalan crisis by reaching a compromise solution.
Article 155 in effect: a new phase of the crisis
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On October 27, Catalonia’s parliament voted for the resolution to declare the region’s independence from Spain. Catalonia was declared an independent sovereign republic. The vote was held by secret ballot. Seventy MPs
voted in favor
(out of 135), 10 voted against, and two abstained. Opposition MPs from the PP, the SSWP and the Citizens left the session and thus ...
... Parliament should declare the independence and people should go on the streets to show the support to that proclamation. Interview with Lluc Salellas, member of the National Secretary of the Popular Unity Candidacy
The referendum on the future of Catalonia is scheduled for October, 1. With the national government opposing the vote, the results of the upcoming event remains unclear. Lluc Salellas, member of the National Secretary of the Popular Unity Candidacy (pro-Catalan independence party) shares ...
... provide for individual breakaway regions of its member countries to become members in their own right. However, it does not expressly forbid such admission: the legal aspect of the issue has yet to be determined.
The Problem of Catalonia is the Problem of Spain
Catalonia cannot become independent overnight. The separatists’ plan, which is known in very general terms, assumes that the process of secession from Spain would take up to 18 months. This period would see the formation of state institutions, the ...
... Can”), which got 1.2 million votes and 5 seats in the 2014 European parliamentary election in May 2014. In the upcoming election, Podemos could be a formidable rival for the two leading parties. The party, while taking a stance against the separation of Catalonia from Spain, recognizes the Catalans’ right to define their own future. The new balance of forces in Spain may eventually impact its political and territorial structure, including the outcome of the “Catalan issue”.
But for now, all this is ...
... make up for the potential losses should Catalonia gain financial independence.
In response to Madrid’s refusal to satisfy the demands for autonomy, the authorities of the latter urged the EU leadership to offer them a roadmap of secession from Spain, and Catalonia’s entry as a European Union member state. At the same time Artur Mas called a snap parliamentary election on November 25, 2012, hoping that the ruling CiU coalition would gain an absolute majority and be able to follow its own political ...
... of the majority of the population of the region but contrary to the constitution, which provides for the existence in Spain of only one nation – the Spanish. The concept of “nation” is treated differently. For some nationalists in Catalonia the definition of a nation does not mean its exit from Spain. While radical nationalists clearly interpret such a definition as a possible separation of this region from Spain. The political struggle over the term “nation” is important for them as a platform for further steps to distance themselves ...
