Spain and Europe are proposing a solution that will solve nothing

«We will meet again in the streets and, once again, reality will prevail over this ridiculous arrangement that Brussels believes it has made with Madrid»

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez reciprocates Catalonia’s support with disturbing cabinet appointments

When you mix in Foreign Minister Josep Borrell and his obsessions, the constellation of names who will take a government seat next to PM Sánchez takes on a truly worrying dimension

Catalonia and Spain: do we need dialogue or negotiation?

President Torra was right when he drew a red line by saying that this is not the time to talk about dialogue but negotiation, and that the latter could never fail to acknowledge what has happened in Catalonia in the last year.

Barcelona gives Franco the boot: the outcome we deserved

«The entire operation has been a monumental blunder from start to finish, shining a spotlight on the shortcomings of Barcelona’s local government»

Scotland, Catalonia and the EU (or the chance to have two referendums)

"It could happen that both referendums are held without the agreement of their respective states, both would reply to a democratic logic that is difficult to contest and both would be essential for the future of the institutional architecture of the EU"

PSOE: the end of the party-as-state is a momentous development

«The model of Spain that a powerful PSOE was able to build in the eighties, which inspired so many, is going down the tubes along with the party»

'Localism' as a global alternative

«'localism' can be understood as a highly contemporary movement, which remedies the excesses of globalisation, but which is not antagonistic»

Otegi, Forcadell, Mas; L’Espagne eclatée?

«The state is in a cadaverous situation but considers itself to be healthy, even though it loses liquid with each day that passes (...) And therefore irresponsibly spends to keep up the appearances. And gesticulates»

From the rooftops of Teheran to the bridge over the Bosphorus

Analysis by Vicent Partal of the surprising coup in Turkey and the consequences it might have

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