History is bunk
Royal Navy warship HMS Westminster docks in Gibraltar so that the British government can show it is not going to be intimidated by Spanish protests at the border. Spain, which …
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Language is political
Further to the story from Israel, here’s another example of how language takes on a political dimension. A scheme to promote the use of the Irish language has been launched …
Does federalism imperil recovery from the financial crisis?
Elena Salgado, finance minister of Spain (picture www.la-moncloa.es) Never let it be said that this website does not acknowledge the difficulties and contradictions within the federalist case. It spends enough …
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Federalism and the future of Spain
By Joan Marc Simon Spain is a unitary state like France and Italy. Its constitution defines it as “one and indivisible”. Since 1978 Spain has structured itself as Estado de …
A federal lesson from Basque-land
By Bill Newton Dunn MEP Forty-eight hours in Bilbao last week surprised me. North-Eastern Spain is not depressed by ETA terrorism. It is a prosperous region with below average unemployment, …
Financial Times: EU citizens want referendum on treaty
By George Parker in Brussels Published: June 17 2007 18:32 | Last updated: June 17 2007 18:32 Plans by Europe’s leaders to push a reworked European Union constitution on to …
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