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Date: 01/07/2009
Most Scots want to hold a referendum for self-determination, a poll shows
NEWS IN BRIEF. Support for independence ranges from 38% and 42%, depending on the question.
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Date: 30/06/2009
Two main loyalist paramilitary groups of Northern Ireland announce decommissioning
New progress in the peace process after complete decommissioning by UVF and UDA’s declaration of intentions · The IRA decommissioned its weapons 4 years ago · Protestant groups believe the 'battle is over' · An independent commission has witnessed the destruction of UVF weapons.
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Date: 29/06/2009
Thousands of people call for members of Catalan Parliament to make steps towards self-determination
8 deputies commit themselves to 'proclaim their will to attain independence'.
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Date: 26/06/2009
Peoples and Nations today: Alsace
DOSSIER. Alsace is an example of a people subjected to the influence of two large States. Its personality has been shaped by the closeness to France and Germany and the disputes between these two countries over its sovereignty. Perhaps that’s why Alsace, in spite of belonging to the French State, is far from being just another region in France.
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Date: 25/06/2009
The assassination attempt on the Ingush president pushes the country to the brink of violence
While Yunus-Bek Yevkurov is in a critical condition in hospital, his Chechen counterpart seeks to gain control over the army fighting the pro-independence insurgency · Yevkurov in his tenure has helped curb corruption and reduce violence.
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Date: 23/06/2009
Dialogue between Turkey and the Kurdish movement backed by the Council of Europe
Secretary General of the CoE puts the Northern Ireland peace process and the Basque Country as examples, and says that 'dialogue is the only option' · Pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party members meet European ambassadors, while the Turkish premier refuses to meet DTP leaders.
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Date: 22/06/2009
Greenland’s new Statute inaugurates self-rule era and opens door for self-determination
Statute granting almost full powers to the Parliament of Greenland has come into force this weekend · Control of natural resources and official status for the Greenlandic language, among main powers devolved · From now on Greenlandic people may declare itself independent whenever they wish.
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Date: 17/06/2009
The government of Corsica withdraws urban planning project criticized by nationalists and ecologists
The Corsican president feared losing parliamentary debate on the proposal · Land Management and Sustainable Development Plan (PADDUC) will be a key-issue in 2010 elections · Opposition argues that the plan implies an excessive urbanization and a threat for the environment.
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Date: 16/06/2009
A cross-party commission recommends that Scotland should have more fiscal autonomy
The group discussing Scottish devolution proposes that Scotland should have powers to take over direct control of half of the income tax · SNP calls for full fiscal autonomy to be implemented, and considers that an option to increase the Scottish Parliament's devolved powers may be included in an independence referendum.
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Date: 12/06/2009
Peoples and nations today: Ossetia
DOSSIER. For many, the Ossetian nation became known during the summer of 2008, when the 'de facto' independent republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia sparked off war between Russia and Georgia. Above all, Ossetians have a distinct language and culture stretching across the Caucasus Mountains, an identity that differs from the traditional view based on a mere appendix of the Russian Federation within Georgia
