by Rhett | Oct 4, 2017 | News
Catalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the autonomous region has told the BBC. In his first interview since Sunday’s referendum, Carles Puigdemont said his government would “act at the end of this week or the...
by Rhett | Oct 4, 2017 | Ideas
Bionic Mosquito writes: I am uncertain as to what libertarianism means if it does not allow for individuals to exercise control over their life and property. This would inherently mean – to the extent possible in an imperfect world – that individuals would be free to...
by Rhett | Oct 4, 2017 | News
As reported previously, in a sternly worded address to the nation, Spain’s King Felipe VI condemned organizers of Catalonia’s independence referendum for having put themselves “outside the law” and said the situation in Spain was...
by Rhett | Oct 4, 2017 | News
* Pro-independence parties push for Monday vote on independence * Crisis hurts euro, Spanish bonds and shares * Spain economy minister, Caixabank seek to reassure depositors * Spain’s king says Catalan leaders have divided society (Adds Catalan politicians,...
by Rhett | Oct 4, 2017 | News
Strasbourg (France) (AFP) – The crisis in Catalonia poses a bigger threat to the EU than Brexit, a senior MEP warned Wednesday as the European Parliament prepared to hold an emergency debate on Spain’s worst political crisis in decades. Catalonia’s...