Catalonia President calls EU leaders to support independence referendum

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Series Details 03.01.14
Publication Date 03/01/2014
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News sources reported in January 2014 that Catalonia's President Artur Mas had called on European Union and other world leaders for support as Catalonia sought a vote on independence from Spain in November 2014. The issue had become a source of an increasingly bitter fight with Spain's central government.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/eu-elections-2014/catalonia-president-calls-eu-lea-news-532583
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ESO: Background information: Spain to block Catalonia independence referendum / Catalan party leaders agree self-rule referendum questions http://www.europeansources.info/record/spain-to-block-catalonia-independence-referendum-catalan-party-leaders-agree-self-rule-referendum-questions/
EUObserver, 03.01.14: Catalonia urges EU leaders to endorse 'legal' referendum http://euobserver.com/news/122626
Catalan News Agency, 03.01.14: Mas calls on EU leaders for support of the 2014 referendum on independence http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/mas-calls-on-eu-leaders-for-support-of-the-2014-referendum-on-independence
El País, 02.01.14: Mas writes to EU leaders calling for support on independence http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/01/02/inenglish/1388691533_989319.html
Catalan News Agency, 03.01.14: Mas letter an 'exotic' move with 'zero international influence', say unionists http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/mas-letter-an-exotic-move-with-zero-international-influence-say-unionists
European Voice, 03.01.14: Catalonia seeks EU support for referendum http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2014/january/catalonia-seeks-eu-support-for-referendum/79196.aspx
Euronews, 02.01.14: Catalan president calls on EU leaders to support push for independence http://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-catalonia-europe-idUSBREA010VW20140102
El País, 08.01.14: EC chief Barroso tells Catalonia self-rule vote is Spanish issue http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/01/08/inenglish/1389209353_235800.html
Catalan News Agency, 08.01.14: Barroso: “it is not the Commission’s role to express an opinion” on Catalonia http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/barroso-it-is-not-the-commission-s-role-to-express-an-opinion-on-catalonia
Catalan News Agency, 09.01.14: Brussels think tank: denying self-determination “undermines the Spanish political system’s legitimacy” http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/brussels-think-tank-denying-self-determination-undermines-the-spanish-political-system-s-legitimacy
Catalan News Agency, 09.01.14: French study backs EU membership of independent Catalonia and Scotland http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/french-study-backs-eu-membership-of-independent-catalonia-and-scotland
Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 16.01.14: Scotland and Catalonia would face very real challenges in making a seamless transition to EU membership after independence http://bit.ly/1coTsxK

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