Tag Archives: Independence

SPAIN’S debt would surge by another fifth to 120 per cent if Catalonia became independent, pushing the fragile economy to the brink. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

SPAIN’S debt would surge by another fifth to 120 per cent if Catalonia became independent, pushing the fragile economy to the brink. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

Spain’s government has set in motion plans to take away Catalonia’s local powers after its defiant regional president refused to give up his demands for Catalan independence. CBC | World News

CATALONIA is set to declare immediate independence from Spain if Madrid fails to hold talks with separatist leaders. Daily Express :: News Feed

In an unprecedented move since Spain returned to democracy in the late 1970s, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will impose direct rule in Catalonia unless the region’s leader, Carles Puigdemont, retracts by 4 a.m. ET an ambiguous declaration of independence he made last week. CBC | World News

Spain’s constitutional court ruled that an independence referendum in Catalonia was unconstitutional, adding weight to government efforts to block the region from breaking away from the rest of the country but not persuading demonstrators demanding the release of two jailed separatist activists. CBC | World News

Spain moved closer on Monday to imposing direct rule over Catalonia to thwart its independence push as Madrid’s High Court signalled a hardening line by jailing the leaders of two of the largest separatist organizations. CBC | World News

The Spanish government moves closer to imposing direct rule over Catalonia after the leader of the autonomous region fails to clarify, to Madrid’s satisfaction, his stance on independence. CBC | World News

CATALONIA’S president Carles Puigdemont has paved the way for the Spanish government to apply direct rule over the region from Madrid by refusing to clearly answer whether he has declared independence or not. Daily Express :: News Feed

The Spanish prime minister has called on Catalonia’s leader to clarify whether his region has declared independence, suggesting if that’s the case, the central government could limit or rescind the province’s autonomy. CBC | World News