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If You Want to Understand the Next 10 Years, Study Spain
If You Want to Understand the Next 10 Years, Study Spain Some of you may be confused as to why a U.S. citizen living in Colorado has become so completely obsessed with what’s going on in Spain. Bear with me, there’s a method to my madness. I believe what’s currently happening in Spain represents a […]
Catalonia is not Just About Spain – it is About Brussels!!
Catalonia is not Just About Spain – it is About Brussels!! There are of course those in Spain who side against Catalonia. Others write who are in Catalonia yet disagree with the separatists. Let me make this very clear. It is the government of Rajoy who has acted abusively, and this is all about protecting […]
Spain Won’t Arrest Separatist Leaders, Blames “Fake News” For Catalan Crisis
Spain Won’t Arrest Separatist Leaders, Blames “Fake News” For Catalan Crisis Following Catalan President Puigdemont’s address yesterday accusing Madrid of “the worst attack since Franco,” the Spanish government has urged Catalonians to accept direct control from Madrid and ignore seditious instructions from the pro-independence leaders. Spanish Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis responded on Sunday with the […]
450,000 Take To Barcelona’s Streets, Led By Catalan Separatist President, Chanting “Time To Declare Independence”
450,000 Take To Barcelona’s Streets, Led By Catalan Separatist President, Chanting “Time To Declare Independence” With Spain officially pulling the trigger on Article 155, and activating the Spanish Constitutional “nuclear option” this morning, when PM Rajoy said he would seize control of the Catalan government, fire everyone and force new elections in six months, attention […]
Catalonia’s Political Crisis Snowballs into an Economic Crisis
Catalonia’s Political Crisis Snowballs into an Economic Crisis Independence would be “horrific” and amount to “financial suicide,” said Spain’s Economy Minister. But financial suicide for whom? It’s not easy being a Catalan bank these days. In the last few weeks the region’s two biggest lenders, Caixabank and Sabadell, have lost €9 billion of deposits as […]
Spain Activates “Nuclear Option”: Will Seize Control Of Catalan Government, Force New Elections
Spain Activates “Nuclear Option”: Will Seize Control Of Catalan Government, Force New Elections Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy asked lawmakers to grant him unprecedented powers to force leaders of the Catalonia region to cease their independence push, a dramatic escalation in the confrontation between Spain and the separatist region, which the WSJ – and virtually […]
Uncharted Territory, Spain to Take Over Catalonia Government: What’s the Libertarian Position?
Uncharted Territory, Spain to Take Over Catalonia Government: What’s the Libertarian Position? Madrid will suspend Catalonia autonomy on Saturday after Carles Puigdemont, the Catalan president, refused to back down from a declaration of independence. What happens next is unknown. Spain fears violence but it may force new regional elections nonetheless. This is uncharted territory. The […]
Bank Run Imminent: Catalan Separatists Urge Supporters To Pull Cash From Bank
Bank Run Imminent: Catalan Separatists Urge Supporters To Pull Cash From Bank As tension escalate in Spain, Catalan Separatists are potentially about to do some real damage and hit Spain where it really hurts. In a tweeted message to their 270,000 followers, Assemblea Nacional urged supporters to pull cash from CaixaBank and Banco Sabadell branches […]
Catalan Leader Vows To Declare Independence If Spain Triggers “Nuclear Option”
Catalan Leader Vows To Declare Independence If Spain Triggers “Nuclear Option” The Spanish government crackdown on Catalan separatists has intensified this week, with a judge jailing two of the movements leaders and the country’s constitutional court officially declaring the region’s Oct. 1 referendum to be illegal. However, after confusing the Spanish government with his independence […]
If Catalonia Fails, We All Fail
If Catalonia Fails, We All Fail While I’ve touched on the Catalan independence movement in several recent posts, I want to make one thing clear from the start. I don’t have a strong opinion on whether or not independence is the right move for the region and its people. It would be completely inappropriate for […]
Finally Belgium Speaks Out Against Spanish Oppression
Finally Belgium Speaks Out Against Spanish Oppression The Belgium Prime minister Charles Michel has come out against Spain and now other European leaders applaud him for taking a position against the repressive action by Spain’s Civil Guard and National Police despite the fact that those in Brussels remain silent because they care only about their […]
Spanish Prosecutors Seek To Jail Popular Catalan Police Chief
Spanish Prosecutors Seek To Jail Popular Catalan Police Chief In a move that is set to further infurate the Catalan separatists for whom the breakaway region’s police chief has emerged as a quasi-folk hero, and prompting an even more vocal push for independence, moments ago the Spanish Public Prosecutor’s Office petitioned Madrid Judge Carmela Lamela, […]
With Just Hours Until Spain’s Ultimatum Runs Out, Catalonia Proposes Its Own Central Bank
With Just Hours Until Spain’s Ultimatum Runs Out, Catalonia Proposes Its Own Central Bank It’s D-Day for Catalan President Carles Puigdemont who has just a few hours left until 10 am on Monday (4am ET) to respond to the Spanish government’s ultimatum delivered last week by the prime minister, demanding to know whether Puigdemont did, […]
