Tag: Catalonia

• Monday, April 8th 2013 - 04:42 UTC

  Spain warns it will block all ‘by all means’ Gibraltar attempts to join UEFA

  

  The Spanish Government has declared that it will back legal action by the Spanish Football Federation to block Gibraltar’s membership of UEFA. “We will take the necessary measures in our power to avoid a situation which is contrary to the sporting strategy of the Spanish state.”

• Monday, November 26th 2012 - 04:39 UTC

  Separatists win Catalonia regional election but independence referendum delayed

  

  Separatists in Spain's Catalonia won regional elections on Sunday but failed to get a resounding mandate for a referendum on independence, which had threatened to pile political uncertainty on top of Spain's economic woes.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 21:20 UTC

  Gibraltar, a ‘smokescreen’ to distract Spain’s austerity cuts claims political party

  

  The Spanish leftwing political party Izquierda Unida [IU] has tabled questions in Spain’s parliament asking why Gibraltar continues to be a priority matter for the central government in Madrid.

• Wednesday, October 10th 2012 - 09:25 UTC

  Spanish parliament blocks Catalonia referendum on independence

  

  Spain's parliament voted to block the northern region of Catalonia from holding a referendum on independence, the latest step in a growing political battle between Barcelona and Madrid in the midst of a deepening economic downturn.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 07:21 UTC

  Spain’s rich Catalonia region calls snap election demanding “self determination”

  

  The region of Catalonia announced on Tuesday it was calling a snap election over its drive for greater independence, deepening Spain’s crisis as its government struggles to avoid a full-blown bailout.

• Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 01:23 UTC

  Spanish bankruptcy spurs separatism: Catalonia the main tax contributor takes to the streets

  

  Hundreds of thousands of Catalans took to the streets of Barcelona in an unprecedented show of mass support for autonomy from Madrid, blaming Spain's economic crisis for dragging their wealthy region down.

• Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 02:22 UTC

  Spain to the mercy of markets and with little signs of recovery

  

  Spain’s recession worsened in the second quarter as the government’s austerity push to reduce the Euro area’s third-biggest budget deficit and a slump in consumer spending offset growth in exports.

• Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 07:04 UTC

  Germany and France express support for Spain but markets demand more than words

  

  German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his counterpart from Madrid said Spain’s borrowing costs don’t reflect the strength of its economy as they pledged to work toward deeper integration to fight the debt crisis.

• Friday, May 25th 2012 - 16:07 UTC

  Spain’s richest region closer to default without central government aid

  

  Spain's wealthiest autonomous region, Catalonia, needs financing help from the central government because it is running out of options for refinancing debt this year, Catalan President Artur Mas admitted on Friday.

• Monday, April 11th 2011 - 22:32 UTC

  Barcelona in unofficial referendum votes for independence from Spain

  

  The citizens of the Spanish city of Barcelona voted on Sunday by more than 90% in favor of independence for the province of Catalonia from the central government in Madrid.