Tag: catalonia
Spanish Government falls: Catalan Republic edges closer?
By Mark McNaught
On the afternoon of May 31 2018, Spanish Parliamentarian Aitor Estaban of the Basque National Party pledged his party’s support for the censure...
Homage to Catalonia
By Peter Rowberry
My wife Susan and I moved to Scotland just over a year ago. We knew we would get good value for money...
Catalonia heads for the polls in record turnout
This image ends our rolling report on the Catalan elections this evening
Rajoy's party, the post fascist Peoples Party - the PP, have come bottom...
New republics, old monsters: Catalonia and Europe hang in the balance
Commentary by Christopher Silver
In an age when borders are supposed to be fading, most people remain stubbornly fond of the ideal of the nation....
EU vetoes report on the ‘consequences’ of independence
By a Newsnet reporter The European Parliament has blocked a Scottish Labour MEP from preparing a report on "the consequences of the secession...
Catalonia may hold its indy referendum before Scotland
By a Newsnet reporter The ERC, the second party in the pro-independence coalition governing Catalonia, is urging its coalition partners the CiU to...
Catalan parliament asserts Catalonia’s right to decide its future
By a Newsnet reporter The Parliament of Catalonia has today approved a resolution put forward by the PSC in favour of Catalonia's right...
Barroso’s claims are without foundation claims Swinney
By G.A.Ponsonby Scottish Finance Secretary, John Swinney has described claims by EC President José Manuel Barroso as having “no foundation” after the latter...
Guardian newspaper accused of manipulating article on Catalan independence
By a Newsnet reporter On the eve of the vital Catalan elections, which have been dominated by the promised Catalan independence referendum, the...
Exclusive: European Commission changes Vice President’s Catalonia remarks after pressure from...
By Martin Kelly European Commission officials have been accused of bowing to pressure from Madrid and issuing false statements of denial over comments...