The government is using security said Catalan minister of policy, Jordi Puigneró... Article 155 allows Spanish government to take measures in exceptional cases to restore in any region - similar norms in German, Swiss, Italian, Austrian or Portuguese constitutions.. ..…

What we talking about is the interpretation of the content of principle of law, ius cogens norm of general law, as made clear by International Court of Justice on various occasions. ..…

To his right, People's Party Pablo Casado demanded the declaration of state of Catalonia, while Citizens Albert Rivera called for end to Catalan self-rule under article 155 of Spanish constitution.. ..…

Ciudadanos party, held in front of Catalonia's headquarters Barcelona under the slogan. ..…

BARCELONA - Catalonia should hold new vote on independence from Spain within two years, the head of the government said on Thursday in fresh challenge to Madrid following days of unrest by pro-separatist protesters.. ..…

Thousands march in Barcelona in support of Spanish union and against Catalan independence . Monday, October 14th 2019 - 08:48 UTC Full article 0 comments . . . Waving Spanish - and some Catalan - flags and carrying anti-independence banners, 10,000 people marched in the city centre,..…

MADRID - Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine separatist leaders from Catalonia to between nine and 13 years prison for sedition over their in independence bid, triggering protests across the region.. ..…

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Spain has faced worsening series of crises 15-M movement and its occupation of public squares in 2011  the representation crisis of 2015-6 and now Catalonia's secessionist challenge. ..…

MADRID - Spain's Supreme Court plans to convict and sentence Catalan separatist leaders to maximum of 15 years prison over 2017 bid for independence, on Saturday... ..…

the day has become symbolic for the independence cause Catalonia especially this year. ..…

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What would be truly undemocratic would be to let the separatists prevail against the half of the Catalan population who definitely do not want to separate from Spain.” . . . Gunnar Jonsson .   Original article Share on   . . . . . . La Vanguardia (ES) / 15 October 2019  . ..…

.   Original article Share on ... The right, including the far right - which is the in the campaign - needs Catalonian secessionists to be able to present as Spain's saviour. ..…

The last two parties are the leading forces behind the push for Catalan independence, including the referendum on Catalan independence, and the declaration of Catalan Republic. Included in its agreement to form government with PP and Ciudadanos was clause to rescind Law of..…

The latter works will be the subject of the second part of this article. . * The Anarchists were the largest political force in the Spanish working class. . The POUM was a small, largely Catalan based party created by the fusion of former adherents, led by Andres Nin, to Trotsky’s Fourth..…

.   Original article Share on ... But only Podemos and Basque PNV remained loyal to him, while Catalan parties PDECat and ERC turned their backs on Socialist prime minister. ..…

Both PP and Ciudadanos defended the need to make use of article 155, as former Prime Minister Rajoy did, and take over the Catalan government instead. . ..…

Much rides on whether Spain’s Supreme Court delivers the same ruling, along with hopefully rejecting other wrongful charges against Catalan separatists on trial. . * . ... Forward this article to your email lists. Crosspost on your blog site, internet forums. etc. . ..…

Rajoy justified these actions by invoking the Constitution’s Article 155 empowering the central government to intervene in an autonomous government in cases of failure to fulfill “constitutional obligations.” ... In reality, this was a coup d’etatcarried out by the central state itself,..…

Carme Forcadell speaks in Catalan Parliament after Rajoy announced the suspension of Catalan, October 2017. ..…

While calling for “dialogue” with the Catalan separatists, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has threatened to re-invoke article 155 and dissolve the Catalan regional government. ..…

Sánchez is also continuing the crackdown on Catalan nationalists that has unfolded since the brutal police assault on peaceful voters in last October’s referendum on Catalan secession from Spain. He has threatened to again suspend Catalonia’s elected government by invoking Article 155..…

It should be remembered that this is so because successive Spanish governments have failed to comply with the third additional clause of the Catalan Statute, which states that for seven years Spain had to invest in Catalonia the equivalent of its contribution to GDP —that is, 19%. ..…

With the addition of Alba Vergés in the Health Ministry, Laura Borràs in Culture, Damià Calvet in Territory, and Àngels Chacón in Business, and the shift of Elsa Artadi to the Department of the Presidency, Torra overcame all the legal obstacles to forming a government, and forced the lifting of direct..…

Firstly, we must welcome the upcoming end of the application of Article 155 and, therefore, of Catalan government that has been under Madrid's control all this time. ..…

That summons sent last week, was part of the legal requirements to implement article 155, suspending Catalan autonomy. ..…