Catalonia is close to independence, despite Madrid
The greater the stubbornness of Spain’s centralists, the greater the determination of those who wish to build a free and full statehood.
The greater the stubbornness of Spain’s centralists, the greater the determination of those who wish to build a free and full statehood.
Wednesday’s first session of the new Catalan parliament was not dedicated to the economic crisis and the social hardships it has caused, but to the issuing of a Declaration of Sovereignty that is legally void and politically dubious.
Iberosphere editor Guy Hedgecoe looks ahead to some of the political and economic issues facing Spain in 2013.
Mariano Rajoy faces multiple challenges in the coming months, but his preferred ploy of buying time isn’t going to work for long.
Catalan nationalists have made the question of teaching language into a central pillar of identity, defining those who dissent as unpatriotic – a deadly argument for any political debate. This is the second article in a two-part series.
The Spanish government claims its education reform is based on human rights and raising academic standards. But other motives become apparent in a law that seeks to roll back the use of Catalan in the northern region’s schools. This is the first article in a two-part series.
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