Publié à l’origine en espagnol. El País. Dans une démocratie, les autorités ne peuvent pas mentir impunément aux citoyens Lorsque ont eu lieu les registres et détentions effectuées hier (le 20 septembre) par la Guardia Civil dans divers services de la Generalitat, son président, Carles Puigdemont, le président de la Generalitat de Catalogne, a formulé […]
Mes: septiembre 2017
Constitutional Democracy and the secession referendum in Catalonia (I)
Published originally in Spanish. Manuel Toscano. JotDown. I What kind of times are these in which one has to defend the obvious, Bertolt Brecht once said. Let’s start by remembering some things. For almost forty years, Spain has been a constitutional democracy, perfectly comparable to the democratic regimes of other countries of the European Union, […]
Konstitutionelle Demokratie und Abspaltungsreferendum in Katalonien (I)
Ursprünglich auf Spanisch veröffentlicht. Manuel Toscano. JotDown. I Was sind das für Zeiten, hat Bertolt Brecht mal gesagt, in denen man sich für das Selbstverständliche einsetzen muss. Fangen wir also damit an, einige Dinge ins Gedächtnis zu rufen. Seit fast vierzig Jahren ist Spanien eine konstitutionelle Demokratie, völlig vergleichbar mit den demokratischen Systemen anderer Länder […]
Le national-populisme catalan
Publié à l’origine en espagnol. Aurora Nacarino-Brabo. Letras Libres. Le phénomène politique le plus puissant des dernières années est le populisme. On a mis sous cette catégorie les partis contestataires avec le système, de la Grèce de Syriza aux États-Unis de Trump, mais aussi les accidents de plébiscite tels que Brexit ou l’importance de candidats […]
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Manifest by Spanish Constitutional Law professors in favour to respect the Constitution [EN/FR/DE/IT]
[GDC_row] [GDC_column size=»half»]ENGLISH In October of 2005, we, a numerous group of Constitutional Law professors, signed a manifesto in support of the Statute of Autonomy project for Catalonia that had been passed by the Catalonian Parliament. With the legitimacy that this attitude in favor of maximum self-government for Catalonia affords to those of us who […]
Starting over
Originally published in Spanish. Sandra León. El País. This year the Diada (Translator’s note: celebration of the day of Catalonia, September 11th) looked a lot like previous occasions for its festive, pacific and multitudinous spirit. But it was not the same. Not only because it intended to be the start of the campaign towards the […]
A state of incommunication
Published originally in Spanish. Víctor Lapuente. El País. Outside of Catalonia, many analysts are flabbergasted. How is it possible that a large sector of Catalonian society -from amateur agitators to professional associations- are mistaking the work of the Civil Guard [a Spanish national police force – TN], following court instructions, for an authoritarian repression? Why […]
Two Republics for the price of one
Originally published in Spanish. José Ignacio Torreblanca. El País. In Spain we spend our days talking about a far right which does not exist -not politically, socially, electorally or in parliament. Media and and international observers have remarked on this absence for years. Some people, with a very sensitive detector, tell us that there is […]
A Sophisticated Nightmare
Publish originally in Spanish. Soledad Gallego-Díaz. El País. The letter by leading pro-independence politicians and supporters of holding the consultation next October 1st in which they offer the Spanish government and the king to initiate dialogue, cannot have any effect, because it is impossible that the government agrees to negotiate just as it is threatened […]
Das «Demokratie»-Spektakel in Katalonien führt in die Irre
Mit ihrem Referendum schüren die katalanischen Separatisten Ressentiments – und sie gefährden die regionale Autonomie.