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EU Parliament Thrown Into Middle of Spain-Catalan Independence Row

Bridget Ryder March 31, 2023

Catalan separatist and MEP Clara Ponsatí claims immunity from prosecution by the Spanish state. The EU Parliament stripped her of immunity in 2021, but the European Court of Justice has provisionally restored it.

Spain Drops Sedition Charges Against Catalan Separatist Leader

Tristan Vanheuckelom January 15, 2023

Living in exile in Belgium, Carles Puigdemont continues to elude Spanish justice. He is still wanted for embezzlement and disobedience, which together carry an eight-year prison sentence.

Soros: Funding Catalan Separatism

Carlos Perona Calvete November 19, 2022

University professor Antonio de Castro mapped a network of foreign entities he saw as responsible for promoting Catalan separatism, with factions within the establishment foreign super powers weakening Spain to further their interests.

The Spanish Government Supports Catalan Separatism

Carlos Perona Calvete November 16, 2022

The connivance of the establishment Left (and, though less explicitly, the Right as well) with the long-term strengthening of separatism has been a feature, not a bug, of Spanish democracy.

VOX to March in Barcelona

Carlos Perona Calvete November 16, 2022

“We must respond by taking to the street so that this government of treason and ruin falls,” said VOX party leader Abascal.

Reaction to Attempted Ban on Spanish from Catalan Classrooms

Carlos Perona Calvete November 5, 2022

The creation of a monolingual Catalonia is central to the separatist project, albeit thoroughly out of step with the region’s history.

On the History of Catalan Separatism:
An Interview with Jesús Laínz

Carlos Perona Calvete July 23, 2022

Even a cursory look at history reveals that the concept of Catalan identity as separate from Spanish identity is a modern invention: “The Spanish region now known as Catalonia was part of the historical unity of Spain for more than a millennium before the term Catalonia existed.”

EU General Court Upholds Spanish Law

Carlos Perona Calvete July 20, 2022

The EU General Court rules that Carles Puigdemont, a Catalan separatist politician, remains banned from serving as MEP.

Remembering Catalonia, Part II: The Business of Betrayal

Carlos Perona Calvete March 7, 2022

Catalan separatism emerged when the region’s bourgeoisie began facing the end of a long period of economic privilege during which the Spanish state’s policies had benefited Catalonia over most other regions. The threat of secession would now function as an invaluable bargaining chip to retain privileges.

Intimidation of Students on Barcelona Campus

Carlos Perona Calvete March 3, 2022

Following a familiar pattern of violence and relative impunity, a group of students was assaulted recently during the Associations Fair at Barcelona’s Pompeu Fabra University. The students belonged to the S’ha Acabat! (“It’s Finished!”) society, a political youth group that describes itself as constitutionalist and opposes separatism. The group has since denounced the lack of reaction […]

Tag: Catalonia

EU Parliament Thrown Into Middle of Spain-Catalan Independence Row

Spain Drops Sedition Charges Against Catalan Separatist Leader

Soros: Funding Catalan Separatism

The Spanish Government Supports Catalan Separatism

VOX to March in Barcelona

Reaction to Attempted Ban on Spanish from Catalan Classrooms

On the History of Catalan Separatism:
An Interview with Jesús Laínz

EU General Court Upholds Spanish Law

Remembering Catalonia, Part II: The Business of Betrayal

Intimidation of Students on Barcelona Campus

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