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Date: 03/07/2009
Batasuna will 'probably' appeal before Strasbourg Court’s Grand Chamber
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of Spain on Batasuna’s ban · Spanish nationalist parties say the ruling endorses the Political Parties Act, even though the Court’s decision makes no mention of it.
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Date: 01/07/2009
The government of Aragon postpones again the Languages Act
In spite of opposition by the Aragonese Party (PAR), PSOE (Spanish Labour) had announced its intention of presenting a bill in Aragon’s Parliament today · Cultural organizations from Aragon have been pushing for a law defending the country’s own languages –Catalan and Aragonese– for years.
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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: 30/06/2009
Narbona pays tribute to Occitan writer and linguist Robèrt Lafont,
NEWS IN BRIEF. Founder of the Institute of Occitan Studies died on June 24.
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Date: 29/06/2009
Martinique to vote on self-government
Nicolas Sarkozy has proposed to hold a referendum of autonomy in the island, but has ruled out the choice of independence · French president will discuss the proposal with Martinique’s political parties · States-General have been held in Martinique and Guadeloupe, two months after the rising in the Caribbean island.
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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.
