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Tag Archives: constitutional reform
Mar 9 2015
Would the United Kingdom survive an exit from the EU?
2 CommentsBy Sionaidh Douglas-Scott In September 2014, the UK survived one of the most serious threats to its constitutional existence – the very closely run Scottish referendum on independence. That this was indeed perceived as a huge risk to the … Continue reading
Posted by: March 9, 2015
Tagged with: Brexit, constitutional reform, devolution, ECHR, EU Law, Nicola Sturgeon, Referendum, Scottish referendum
Jul 24 2014
The Spanish government has to engage constructively with a rising Catalan secessionist movement
4 CommentsBy Diego Muro and Martijn Vlaskamp The Catalan secessionist movement may fail in bringing about the political independence of Catalonia, but it has already succeeded at one thing: getting their supporters’ hopes up. Within the pro-independence campaign there are many … Continue reading
Posted by: July 24, 2014
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, catalan language, Catalonia, constitutional reform, Corruption, secession, Spanish constitution
Jun 17 2014
Time to Get Hold of the Republican Movement in Spain
3 CommentsBy Alfonso Valero Following the abdication of Spanish king Juan Carlos I, surprisingly close to the ground-breaking results of the European elections, a relatively marginal debate of Monarchy vs. Republic has been re-opened in Spain. These confrontations are deeply rooted … Continue reading
Posted by: June 17, 2014
Tagged with: constitutional reform, monarchy, republicanism, Spanish civil-society, Spanish constitution