Tag: Artur Mas

• Monday, January 11th 2016 - 14:13 UTC

  Agreement in Catalonia puts more pressure on Madrid for a grand coalition

  

  A fiercely secessionist leader was elected president of the wealthy region of Catalonia thanks to a last-minute show of unity, giving fresh impetus to attempts to break away from Spain after months of infighting. The appointment of Carles Puigdemont, just hours before a deadline which would have forced fresh regional elections, drew an immediate rebuke from Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

• Wednesday, November 11th 2015 - 06:34 UTC

  Catalonia acting premier Mas rebuked by secession coalition partner

  

  Catalan government’s partner in the secessionist drive, the small anti-capitalist CUP party, on Tuesday confirmed that its preferred candidate to head the region following the September 27 election is not acting premier Artur Mas.

• Thursday, October 1st 2015 - 08:31 UTC

  A homage, ‘Keep calm and carry on’

  

  By Alex Salmond (*) - I do not know if Artur Mas, the president of Catalonia, deliberately chose the eclipse of the super-moon as the day on which to hold the most important election in Catalonia’s democratic history.

• Monday, September 28th 2015 - 09:58 UTC

  Catalonia separatists take control of regional parliament but short of the 50% vote targeted

  

  Separatists in Catalonia won control of their regional parliament Sunday in an election that they vowed would set them on the road to independence from Spain. The region's nationalist president Artur Mas declared victory to a cheering crowd of flag-waving supporters after an emotional election that has heightened tensions with Madrid.

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2015 - 10:11 UTC

  Risk of 'corralito' (freeze of bank accounts) if Catalonia secedes from Spain

  

  Bank of Spain governor Luis María Linde on Monday stated that if Catalonia secedes from Spain, there could be a risk of a corralito, the popular term for economic measures that include a freeze on clients’ accounts, with the aim of halting a potential bank run.

• Tuesday, August 4th 2015 - 05:27 UTC

  Catalonia challenges Madrid: calls elections for September, ahead of Spain's national ballot in November

  

  The leader of Spain's wealthy Catalonia region President signed a decree on Monday calling parliamentary elections for 27 September, a year earlier than necessary and according to political analysts, a proxy vote on the much debated controversial independence.

• Monday, November 10th 2014 - 07:43 UTC

  Over two million Catalans vote in the “consultation of citizens” challenging Madrid

  

  Millions of Catalans voted on Sunday in a symbolic referendum on independence from Spain that supporters hope will propel the issue further despite opposition from Madrid.

• Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 05:04 UTC

  Spain constitutional court freezes Catalonia referendum, but plans continue

  

  Spain's Constitutional Court has suspended an independence referendum called by Catalonia for November, although political forces in the wealthy north-east region forged ahead with a political campaign ahead of their planned vote.

• Monday, September 29th 2014 - 08:15 UTC

  Spain's constitutional court to decide on Catalonia's referendum announcement

  

  Catalonia's president on Saturday formally called a referendum to decide whether Spain's richest region should be independent, defying Madrid which vowed to block the move. Shortly after Artur Mas set the vote for November 9, the Spanish government said the referendum would not take place because it was “unconstitutional”.

• Friday, August 1st 2014 - 08:08 UTC

  Catalonia's independence referendum is on, underlines president Mas

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Catalan President Artur Mas failed to break the deadlock over Catalonia’s independence drive, with both holding firm on their positions when they met for the first time in a year.