Catalans struggle with mixed loyalties / Madrid fetes Spain’s World Cup winners

More than a million people rallied in Barcelona on the 10 July 2010 to call for greater autonomy for the Catalan region, a day after a constitutional court said there was no legal basis to recognise Catalonia as a nation.

The FT articles and other related hyperlinks also discuss how nationalists in regions of Spain relate to the Spanish success in the 2010 World Cup and the economic boost that Spain may feel from World Cup victory.

ESO: Background information: Constitutional court dents Catalan autonomy http://www.europeansources.info/record/constitutional-court-dents-catalan-autonomy/

BBC News, 10.7.10: Catalan protesters rally for greater autonomy in Spain http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10588494.stm

France24, 11.7.10: One million march to support statute on Catalan autonomy http://www.france24.com/en/20100711-spain-catalan-one-million-protest-statute-constitutional-court-challenge

Deutsche Welle, 11.7.10: Huge crowds rally in Spain for Catalan autonomy http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5781961,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 9.7.10: Football Dream Distracts from the Crisis http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,705571,00.html

PressEurop, 29.6.10: Constitutional court dents Catalan autonomy http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/283741-constitutional-court-dents-catalan-autonomy

ABC, 11.7.10: Say you're Spanish and proud (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/292671-say-youre-spanish-and-proud

BBC News, 13.7.10: Viewpoint: Does football unite Spain? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10610414

EurActiv, 12.7.10: World Cup victory may offset recession in Spain, say economists http://www.euractiv.com/en/sports/world-cup-victory-may-offset-recession-spain-say-economists-news-496238

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