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Abkhazia has stated that it may recognise Catalan independence if requested by the Catalan government. [57] The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Artsakh issued a statement of support, saying "We consider it important that the resolution of the political crisis between Barcelona and Madrid is achieved by exclusively peaceful means, through ...
The Principality of Catalonia initially accepted Philip V following prolonged negotiations between Philip V and the Catalan Courts between 12 October 1701 and 14 January 1702, which resulted in an agreement where Catalonia retained all its previous privileges and gained a Court of Contraventions (Tribunal de Contrafaccions), [80] the status of ...
The declaration was passed with 72 votes in favor, 63 against and 0 abstentions in the Parliament of Catalonia. On 9 June 2017, the Catalan government announced the date of the independence referendum. It was declared illegal on 6 September 2017 and suspended by the Constitutional Court of Spain because it breached the Spanish Constitution of 1978.
The Catalan Government elected after 21 December election began the process to restore the closed delegations, achivering the goal and opening new ones. Currently there are 15 fully deployed delegations. This is the list of the current delegations of the Government of Catalonia abroad: [26] Brussels, Belgium (delegation before the European Union)
Support for independence was marginal in the wealthy northeastern region, which speaks its own Catalan language and borders France, until the 2012 eurozone financial crisis that led to widespread ...
Iberian Kingdoms in 1400. The Principality of Catalonia was a state [1] [2] of the composite monarchy known as Crown of Aragon.The Principality was the result of the absortion or vassalization by the County of Barcelona of the other Catalan counties (such as the counties of Girona, Osona, Urgell or Rousillon), while the Crown was created by the dynastic union of the County of Barcelona and the ...
Catalonia, especially Barcelona, was the first part of Spain to industrialize. This early industrialization and the new economic problems associated with it led to even more of a break with the central government and culture. [66] Catalan industrialists often lobbied for trade protection and opposed trade treaties with other countries. [67] [68]
The Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (Catalan: Estatut d'Autonomia de Catalunya; also Statute of Sau, Estatut de Sau, after the location where the statute was first made) is a constitutional law defining the region of Catalonia as an autonomous community within the Kingdom of Spain. It was promulgated on 18 September 1979.