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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11047
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) regions

Legal setback for Catalan independence

Brussels, 26/03/2014 (Agence Europe) - The Spanish Constitutional Court has decreed that the declaration of sovereignty by the Spanish autonomous region of Catalonia, adopted in January 2013 by the regional parliament, is illegal. A referendum on the self-determination of this region is planned by Barcelona for this autumn and will not, however, contravene legal requirements.

The Spanish Constitutional Court delivered its ruling on Tuesday 25 March: the declaration of political and legal...

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