Originally published in Spanish. «De problemas y soluciones en Cataluña», by Miguel Aguilar. Letras Libres. In spite of the barbaric Islamic attacks of the August 18th in Barcelona and Cambrils, the Catalonian government does not seem to be considering to alter the immediate plans of its only political priority —the independence— as if nothing had […]
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Truths that sum
Published originally in Spanish. Máriam G. Bascuñán. El País. Democracy does not champion one single truth, but the possibility that many different viewpoints coexist. Nowadays it is infrequent, except for priests, to find people that believe to be in possession of the Truth. This is the case of Mr. Junqueras, who in a tweet thanking […]
The referendum is not the solution
Originally published in Spanish. Paul Marí-Klose and Ignacio Molina. El País. For years, Catalonia has been swamped in the so-called procés [process -TN]; a disconcerting political bet that draws the region closer to a risk of fracture, political gridlock and inaction in other less «epic» areas more relevant to the actual welfare of its citizens. In such […]
There are still jurists left in Catalonia
Published originally in Spanish by the editors of the blog Hay Derecho Once consummated the attack on the Rule of Law embodied in the passing and the publication without due process of the referendum law in the Catalonian Parliament, as well as the passing of the illegal referendum, we believe that some short comments on […]
Catalonia at boiling point
The Catalan regional government, having positioned itself in open rebellion against the constitutional order, has been the target of several government and judicial measures aimed at deterring any efforts to hold an independence referendum.
Catalonia: Future Past
Originally written in Spanish by Manuel Arias Maldonado. El Mundo. So far, almost nothing had happened in Catalonia; now, it seems as though anything could happen. The multitude replacing the citizen and an unlawful secession happening as an accomplished fact: no more, no less. It is a constitutional crisis never seen within the European Union […]
Confederate Catalonia
Originally written in Spanish by Rafael García Maldonado. El Mundo. One can be excited at the silliest thing in the world. Although there are some people —too many— who are moved and shed tears when they speak of a region that has become independent from the modern world, one is excited at the adjective used […]
Without a Board of Elections the referendum can’t produce official results
The «Sindicatura Electoral», an organ similar to the Central Board of Elections of Spain (Junta Electoral Central) has been disolved in order to avoid the fines imposed by the Constitutional Court of Spain, which has suspended the Referendum law after the Spanish Government appealed. The explanation for this dissolution, in the words of Catalan officials, […]
Catalonia, a postmodern coup
The Catalan government is attacking democratic legality, and Spain is defending it.
Borrell: “The City is worried about the situation of the Catalonian banks”
Originally published in Expansión. Interview by Amparo Polo / Roberto Casado. Former Minister meets with investors in London to discuss the secessionist challenge. “An escalation would scare markets”. Josep Borrell (La Pobla de Segur, 1947), former socialist minister and former President of the European Parliament, affirmed yesterday in London that the City is particularly concerned […]