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Spain On High Alert To Prevent Puigdemont From Sneaking Back “In The Boot Of A Car”

January 23, 2018

Spain On High Alert To Prevent Puigdemont From Sneaking Back “In The Boot Of A Car” Spain’s Interior Minister Jose Ignacio Zoido has a warning for  Carles Puigdemont: “don’t try to sneak back into Barcelona, you will be caught.” The ousted former Catalan leader and infamous separatist, Carles Puigdemont who remains in self-imposed exile in […]

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750,000 Protesters Clog Barcelona Streets, Demands Release Of “Political Prisoners”

November 11, 2017

750,000 Protesters Clog Barcelona Streets, Demands Release Of “Political Prisoners” Hundreds of thousands of people – 750,000 according to Barcelona police – backing Catalonia’s bid to secede from Spain clogged the streets in downtown Barcelona Saturday to demand the release of jailed separatist leaders. . Close to a million people filled the length of the […]

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The Price of Chaos Rises in Spain

November 9, 2017

The Price of Chaos Rises in Spain The longer the toxic process between Catalonia and Spain drags on, the wider the gulf grows. During a visit yesterday to Barcelona, the organizers of the Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest mobile event, warned the City Council that unless the political situation stabilizes in Catalonia, they will […]

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Devolution everywhere: Spain, Italy, Britain and the problems of complexity

October 29, 2017

Devolution everywhere: Spain, Italy, Britain and the problems of complexity The narrative about Catalan independence is that two major cities, Madrid and Barcelona, are competing for power, and one has decided that the best path forward is to declare independence from Spain and free itself of Madrid’s dominance. There is certainly something to this narrative. […]

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Spain’s Rajoy Ready To Trigger “Nuclear Option” As Thousands Protest Against Independence In Barcelona

October 8, 2017

Spain’s Rajoy Ready To Trigger “Nuclear Option” As Thousands Protest Against Independence In Barcelona One week after the historic Catalan Independence Referendum vote reopened Europe’s populist Pandora Box of nationalist secession movements, tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia’s capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to any declaration of […]

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“A Civil War Is Coming” – EU Commissioner Urges Madrid & Barcelona To Talk

October 7, 2017

“A Civil War Is Coming” – EU Commissioner Urges Madrid & Barcelona To Talk The EU’s budget commissioner has warned of the risk of “civil war” in Catalonia, as fears grew over a looming independence declaration and major banks prepared to relocate their headquarters. With just 48 hours until Catalonia’s Parliament meets, defying Madrid, to […]

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“Total Stoppage”: Barcelona Paralyzed By General Strike, Barricades As Protesters Take To The Streets

October 3, 2017

“Total Stoppage”: Barcelona Paralyzed By General Strike, Barricades As Protesters Take To The Streets  The Catalan rebellion escalated on Tuesday, resulting in a day of “total stoppage” for the Catalan capital, in which Barcelona metro stations were closed, pickets blocked main roads and civil servants walked out on Tuesday in response to a strike called […]

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“Catalonia Needs Its Own Central Bank”: Spain’s Black Swan Lives As New Catalan President Sworn In

January 10, 2016

“Catalonia Needs Its Own Central Bank”: Spain’s Black Swan Lives As New Catalan President Sworn In When last we checked in on Catalonia, Spain’s black swan was splashing around in a desperate attempt to avoid snap elections just three months after the region’s parliament approved a “democratic disconnection” resolution and just four months after Catalans voted in what amounted […]

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Thousands of pro-independence protesters rally in Barcelona ahead of Catalan elections

September 26, 2015

Thousands of pro-independence protesters rally in Barcelona ahead of Catalan elections © Albert Gea / Reuters A massive pro-independence demonstration in Barcelona, Spain drew thousands of people on Friday just two days before parliamentary elections in Catalonia. The Catalan president has promised to break with Spain in “18 months to 2 years” in case of […]

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