Freedom to the oppressed Barcelona!
Recently, the world press has bypassed news: The Parliament of Catalonia, by an overwhelming majority, adopted a law allowing a referendum on sovereignty to be held in autonomy without the consent of Madrid (under the guise of a poll, but at polling stations). A week later, the Chairman of the Government of Catalonia, Arthur Mas, signed a decree according to which the “poll” on independence in Catalonia will be held on November 9. This week it turned out that the government, through the Constitutional Court, prevented Barcelona from holding the event, and the autonomy authorities temporarily froze the campaign to prepare for the referendum. Well, the Catalans went to protest rallies.
The Constitutional Court accepted the claim of the Spanish government on the legality of the Mas decree. The acceptance of the claim for consideration by the Constitutional Court itself means the automatic suspension of the action of the contested decree. The Constitution also establishes a suspension period of five months.
Barcelona did not argue with Madrid. However, protests began throughout Catalonia. The people demand a referendum.
The largest mass event took place on September 30 in Barcelona. The rally was organized by the Catalan National Assembly and the association Omnium Cultural.
The opinions of the Catalans about the "obedient" decisions of their government are divided. Someone thinks that the authorities of the autonomy simply raised their paws in front of Madrid. There is also another opinion, according to which Barcelona made the right diplomatic move aimed at preventing a possible political crisis.
In any case, those who protest, understand: "separatism" not only does not come to naught, but, on the contrary, increases. According to various polls, most Catalans want independence. Today, 60% of the locals favor the independence of Catalonia. The industrialized region does not want to “feed Madrid”.
October 1 spokesman for the Government of Catalonia Francesc Homs said that "the game is not over."
"Nothing is over, - quotes him "Russian newspaper". “This is a procedural situation that we cannot ignore, but our intention is to continue within the framework of our obligations and the law.”
In Catalonia, mass rallies are planned against the decision of the government and the court. They will be held in early October.
Newspaper "Sight" clarifies that on September 27 the chairman of the government of Catalonia, Arthur Mas, signed a decree on conducting a “survey on the sovereignty of Catalonia” on November 9. The law, previously approved by the parliament, is called “On conducting public opinion polls that do not have the character of a referendum”.
The substitution of a “poll” of the referendum is a very stupid attempt by autonomy to bypass Spanish law. However, with a positive outcome, the poll could only become a prologue to independence. At the very least, it should be noted that the “legitimate” poll would have shook both the public of Catalonia and the authorities of Spain. Moreover, the Catalans wanted to arrange a vote at the polling stations. The right to vote here - just like in Scotland - is for everyone who has reached the age of sixteen.
Meanwhile, London made no attempt to ban the referendum on Edinburgh. In the case of Madrid, the decision was announced before the ruling of the Constitutional Court “This referendum will not take place, as it contradicts the constitution. Arthur Masu was reminded that there is nothing above the sovereign will of the Spanish people and that all Spaniards must decide what Spain is and how it is organized. No government can overstep this, ”the newspaper Vzglyad quotes the words of the First Deputy Prime Minister of the country Soraya Saenz de Santamaría.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy stressed that a single region cannot solve the issue concerning all Spaniards.
Finally, the secretary general of the ruling "People's Party", Maria Dolores de Cossedal, in the hearts of the Catalan prime minister called the representative of the "totalitarian regime."
Earlier, last year, when it was a referendum, and not a “poll”, the autonomy authorities proposed to put two questions to the 2014 vote in November: “Do you want Catalonia to become a state?” And “If you want , do you want Catalonia to become an independent state? ”In September, 2013 Madrid refused to Barcelona to hold this referendum aimed at“ self-determination ”.
Catalonia, however, did not leave attempts to obtain permission to hold a plebiscite. And received a new failure.
9 April 2014, the Spanish parliament again banned the autonomous region from holding the November referendum. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy made a special statement in which he noted that he did not represent Catalonia outside Spain.
Arthur Mas said in response that Catalonia will continue to seek permission to hold a referendum.
The position of the official Madrid, and at the same time the Constitutional Court has not changed. The right of peoples to self-determination, spelled out in the UN Charter, seems to apply only to the so-called “Kosovo people”, about which they speak a lot and with love not only in Europe, but also in the United States.
Madrid cannot allow Catalan self-determination for purely economic reasons. Such a vote, whose results do not need to be predicted, unlike in Scotland, will quickly fall apart Spain into pieces.
Spain is one of the crisis countries of the European Union. The state may even be on the list of bankrupts. At the same time, Catalonia accounts for one fifth of Spain’s GDP.
Following Catalonia - and in Madrid they understand this perfectly - mass unrest will begin in the Basque Country.
In Bilbao, from time to time rallies are held on those who are not satisfied with their cohabitation with Madrid. At the beginning of the year, one hundred thousand members of the Basque separatist organization ETA (Basque Country and Freedom) advocated the creation of the Euskadi state in the city. Only the last three years, this organization behaves "quietly." And before that, “ETA” exploded and shot officials and policemen for forty years.
According to economic experts, the separation from Spain of the Basque Country and Catalonia will deduct from the Spanish GDP not less than a quarter. Spain can instantly declare itself financially bankrupt.
That is why the government of M. Rahoy was so shaken before the referendum in Scotland. Madrid has repeatedly stated that it will not give the go-ahead to the entry of an independent Scotland into the EU - it will veto it.
By the way, you have to be objective. Mariano Rajoy, unlike many politicians, including American, has consistently defended his position. Maybe even too consistent.
The chairman of the Spanish government does not recognize the independence of Abkhazia, Palestine, Kosovo, or the Crimea.
And in Catalonia, tourists read on the walls of houses: “Catalonia is not Spain!”
Yes, the Catalans are not Spaniards. They read and write signs in Catalan, do not speak Spanish, and do not like bullfighting.
And they love the industrial and general economic viability of their region. This is the very first thing the Catalans think. And today they believe that independence will allow them to preserve this consistency, while cohabiting with Spain impairs it.
In short, the Catalans love to live comfortably and satisfyingly.
That is why their wise government is in no hurry to arrange a crisis, engaging in a political duel with Madrid.
Therefore, if Barcelona and will achieve his, not tomorrow. November 9, about which the politicians of Catalonia have been talking for more than a year, has not yet arrived, but has already gone.
The Constitutional Court accepted the claim of the Spanish government on the legality of the Mas decree. The acceptance of the claim for consideration by the Constitutional Court itself means the automatic suspension of the action of the contested decree. The Constitution also establishes a suspension period of five months.
Barcelona did not argue with Madrid. However, protests began throughout Catalonia. The people demand a referendum.
The largest mass event took place on September 30 in Barcelona. The rally was organized by the Catalan National Assembly and the association Omnium Cultural.
The opinions of the Catalans about the "obedient" decisions of their government are divided. Someone thinks that the authorities of the autonomy simply raised their paws in front of Madrid. There is also another opinion, according to which Barcelona made the right diplomatic move aimed at preventing a possible political crisis.
In any case, those who protest, understand: "separatism" not only does not come to naught, but, on the contrary, increases. According to various polls, most Catalans want independence. Today, 60% of the locals favor the independence of Catalonia. The industrialized region does not want to “feed Madrid”.
October 1 spokesman for the Government of Catalonia Francesc Homs said that "the game is not over."
"Nothing is over, - quotes him "Russian newspaper". “This is a procedural situation that we cannot ignore, but our intention is to continue within the framework of our obligations and the law.”
In Catalonia, mass rallies are planned against the decision of the government and the court. They will be held in early October.
Newspaper "Sight" clarifies that on September 27 the chairman of the government of Catalonia, Arthur Mas, signed a decree on conducting a “survey on the sovereignty of Catalonia” on November 9. The law, previously approved by the parliament, is called “On conducting public opinion polls that do not have the character of a referendum”.
The substitution of a “poll” of the referendum is a very stupid attempt by autonomy to bypass Spanish law. However, with a positive outcome, the poll could only become a prologue to independence. At the very least, it should be noted that the “legitimate” poll would have shook both the public of Catalonia and the authorities of Spain. Moreover, the Catalans wanted to arrange a vote at the polling stations. The right to vote here - just like in Scotland - is for everyone who has reached the age of sixteen.
Meanwhile, London made no attempt to ban the referendum on Edinburgh. In the case of Madrid, the decision was announced before the ruling of the Constitutional Court “This referendum will not take place, as it contradicts the constitution. Arthur Masu was reminded that there is nothing above the sovereign will of the Spanish people and that all Spaniards must decide what Spain is and how it is organized. No government can overstep this, ”the newspaper Vzglyad quotes the words of the First Deputy Prime Minister of the country Soraya Saenz de Santamaría.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy stressed that a single region cannot solve the issue concerning all Spaniards.
Finally, the secretary general of the ruling "People's Party", Maria Dolores de Cossedal, in the hearts of the Catalan prime minister called the representative of the "totalitarian regime."
Earlier, last year, when it was a referendum, and not a “poll”, the autonomy authorities proposed to put two questions to the 2014 vote in November: “Do you want Catalonia to become a state?” And “If you want , do you want Catalonia to become an independent state? ”In September, 2013 Madrid refused to Barcelona to hold this referendum aimed at“ self-determination ”.
Catalonia, however, did not leave attempts to obtain permission to hold a plebiscite. And received a new failure.
9 April 2014, the Spanish parliament again banned the autonomous region from holding the November referendum. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy made a special statement in which he noted that he did not represent Catalonia outside Spain.
Arthur Mas said in response that Catalonia will continue to seek permission to hold a referendum.
The position of the official Madrid, and at the same time the Constitutional Court has not changed. The right of peoples to self-determination, spelled out in the UN Charter, seems to apply only to the so-called “Kosovo people”, about which they speak a lot and with love not only in Europe, but also in the United States.
Madrid cannot allow Catalan self-determination for purely economic reasons. Such a vote, whose results do not need to be predicted, unlike in Scotland, will quickly fall apart Spain into pieces.
Spain is one of the crisis countries of the European Union. The state may even be on the list of bankrupts. At the same time, Catalonia accounts for one fifth of Spain’s GDP.
Following Catalonia - and in Madrid they understand this perfectly - mass unrest will begin in the Basque Country.
In Bilbao, from time to time rallies are held on those who are not satisfied with their cohabitation with Madrid. At the beginning of the year, one hundred thousand members of the Basque separatist organization ETA (Basque Country and Freedom) advocated the creation of the Euskadi state in the city. Only the last three years, this organization behaves "quietly." And before that, “ETA” exploded and shot officials and policemen for forty years.
According to economic experts, the separation from Spain of the Basque Country and Catalonia will deduct from the Spanish GDP not less than a quarter. Spain can instantly declare itself financially bankrupt.
That is why the government of M. Rahoy was so shaken before the referendum in Scotland. Madrid has repeatedly stated that it will not give the go-ahead to the entry of an independent Scotland into the EU - it will veto it.
By the way, you have to be objective. Mariano Rajoy, unlike many politicians, including American, has consistently defended his position. Maybe even too consistent.
The chairman of the Spanish government does not recognize the independence of Abkhazia, Palestine, Kosovo, or the Crimea.
And in Catalonia, tourists read on the walls of houses: “Catalonia is not Spain!”
Yes, the Catalans are not Spaniards. They read and write signs in Catalan, do not speak Spanish, and do not like bullfighting.
And they love the industrial and general economic viability of their region. This is the very first thing the Catalans think. And today they believe that independence will allow them to preserve this consistency, while cohabiting with Spain impairs it.
In short, the Catalans love to live comfortably and satisfyingly.
That is why their wise government is in no hurry to arrange a crisis, engaging in a political duel with Madrid.
Therefore, if Barcelona and will achieve his, not tomorrow. November 9, about which the politicians of Catalonia have been talking for more than a year, has not yet arrived, but has already gone.
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