Artur Mas has taken no time in laying out his strategy for the nationalist federation: contest the legitimacy of the new leftwing government that will be presided over by José Montilla and put himself forward as the "moral president" of Catalonia. By taking this line, which is justified as well as playing the victim, it
The ninth legislature of the Catalan parliament will convene this week followed by the formal exchange of power between the outgoing president of the Generalitat, Pasqual Maragall, and the new leader, José Montilla. The understandable outrage of nationalist voters and supporters who point out that Artur Mas will yet again find himself in the opposition
The ERC’s wager to pact with the socialists and the green party, thrusting José Montilla into the presidency of the Generalitat, widens a schism between supporters of Catalan sovereignty. Even members of CiU who strongly supported an accord with ERC will have a hard time getting over this one. Now there is a wider gap
The elections for the Parlament of Catalonia held yesterday were the first in which the candidates promoted themselves on the web with a ".cat" internet suffix. For a year now a special domain extension to represent the Catalan linguistic and cultural sphere has been available on the internet. The candidates were able to run their
Catalonia needs a foreign office to promote its image as a country on an international level, and to ensure success when European policies are planned and coordinated. Under Jordi Pujol‘s long presidency in the Generalitat and, to a lesser extent, during the problematic mandate of Pasqual Maragall, Catalonia has skillfully managed to make up for
The electoral precampaign seemed very dull, with candidates lacking in charisma such as Artur Mas and José Montilla, who hope to replace Pasqual Maragall, the president of Catalonia, and with a national perspective that has been very limited by the recent Estatut. The tone was initially subdued, but last weekend, before the campaign formally began,
The match between the Catalan and Basque national teams last Sunday turned Camp Nou into a festival of pride, a cry of national self-affirmation and a call for the sides to compete in international tournaments. Pasqual Maragall and Juan José Ibarretxe, the Catalan and Basque Presidents, both gave their support, together with a crowd of
The Tinell agreement between PSC, ERC and ICV-EUiA, which enabled Pasqual Maragall to become President of the Generalitat, has gone to a better life. But that’s not all. Only one of the signatory parties ? ICV-EUiA ? is calling for another pro-Catalan independence, left-wing government. Both PSC and ERC want to distance themselves, 30 days
The Estatut that came into force in August has not solved the "Catalan question". Neither has its solved Catalonia’s accumulated deficit, and especially with its infrastructures. The proof of this is the political unhappiness over the announcement by Pedro Solbes, the finance minister, that ?3,195 million would be spent on infrastructure next year. CiU, ERC
El setmanari Catalonia Today, el primer periòdic català escrit en anglès, de venda a la majoria de quioscos del país, estrena avui nou disseny i incorpora nous continguts: un quadernet d’oci, un de negocis i un altre d’informació de proximitat. Catalonia Today oferirà un cop al mes quadernets dedicats al Maresme, Garraf-Penedès, Costa Daurada i