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Desires for national independence in Europe bound by economic realities
After the fall of communism in Europe, secession became the name of the game all over the Old Continent. It started with the ‘velvet divorce’ of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993, which produced the...
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Scotland and First Minister Salmond enter the most challenging battlefield...
In these days of heavy euroscepticism, where nationalistic parties are trying to convince the masses of the bad effects of the Union on people’s everyday life, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond...
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Currency Union might not let an independent Scotland join the EU as the “Yes”...
It is almost a week away now. Scotland’s independence referendum is next week, and the situation has never been as delicate and confused as it is now. The news came in last Sunday, and it was a shock:...
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Scotland in United Kingdom: It’s either the end or the beginning of the end
Whatever the outcome of this Thursday’s vote, Scotland is to leave the UK now or in the not so distant future. If it was not for the international intervention, including London’s financial and...
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Scotland “shows the way” to separatist movements as Catalonia calls a vote on...
The fact that Scotland’s vote for independence was a milestone in the separatist movements’ history within the European Union was already clear. In the last weeks everybody was looking northwards as it...
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Catalonia’s vote for independence and the power of symbols
Although the polling has no legal force, the officers were all volunteers, and the election might be illegal, Catalans voted on 9 November. And the outcome was quite clear-cut. As expected the vote...
View ArticleA jingoistic Spanish ‘war’ from the past
“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel” Samuel Johnson wrote in the 18th century and unfortunately history keeps justifying this early political essayist. During the last few days, the Catalan...
View ArticleOpening: President Metsola on more integrity, independence and accountability
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. President Metsola updated MEPs on measures being taken to increase Parliament’s integrity, independence and accountability,...
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