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Date: 16/09/2008
Spanish Supreme Court outlaws Basque Nationalist Action
Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (EHAK) likely to suffer the same fate on Wednesday · Supreme Court regards the party as ‘succeeding to or continuing’ the work of Batasuna and ETA · Party spokesman Arantza Urkaregi denounces the verdict as “a political decision” that “had already been made” · Basque Nationalist Action (EAE) and the EHAK had their activities suspended back in February.
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Date: 15/09/2008
Turkish Cypriots say reunification could happen as early as 'late 2008 or mid 2009'
First two rounds of official talks between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders end in optimism · Agreements beginning to be made on controversial issues such as the structure of the new administration and Turkish military presence.
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Date: 12/09/2008
Basque PM looks to European courts after Spanish court rules out referendum on self-determination
Basque Government invites citizens to 'denounce the Kingdom of Spain' to the European Court of Human Rights · Juan José Ibarretxe says Spanish democracy has been 'undermined by politics'.
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Date: 12/09/2008
Nagorno-Karabakh independence on the agenda again
Now that Russia has recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Turkey has said that it is keen to find a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, independence for the unrecognized breakaway republic may soon be on the cards.
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Date: 11/09/2008
Tens of thousands take to the streets of Barcelona to demand a Catalan state
Rally marking the National Day of Catalonia is well-attended · Poet Feliu Formosa criticizes Spain for 'restricting Catalonia’s well-being' and continuing to 'plunder' a nation to an extent that is unparalleled 'in the Western world'.
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Date: 09/09/2008
Piedmont Government calls for Occitan to be recognized as world heritage
Piedmont Government backs campaign launched by Chambra d’Òc calling for UNESCO to add Occitan language to its World Heritage list · ‘Occitania a pè’, a 1,300 km journey across Occitania on foot, began ten days ago and will end on November 7.
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Date: 08/09/2008
The Székely of Romania call for referendum on territorial autonomy
Encouraged by successes in Scotland and Catalonia, the Hungarian-speaking Székely community wants its own political institutions reinstated · November 30 has been selected as the date for the referendum, to coincide with Romanian parliamentary elections.
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Date: 05/09/2008
Turkish President makes historic visit to Armenia
Armenian President invites Abdullah Gül to football match between Armenia and Turkey · The visit marks an apparent thawing of relations between hostile neighbours that cut all diplomatic ties in 1991 · Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and denial of the Armenian genocide are the main reasons behind the hostile relations.
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Date: 04/09/2008
Nicaragua officially recognizes independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Nicaragua becomes the second state after Russia to recognize the two republics · It is unclear whether Russia’s other allies will follow suit.
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Date: 03/09/2008
Ongoing rows in Northern Ireland Executive over devolution
Sinn Féin and DUP disagree over the transfer of justice and policing powers, delayed by almost four months · Republicans threaten to collapse the executive if progress is not made soon, but DUP wants the IRA Army Council to be dismantled first · The Alliance party, in opposition, could play a key role in talks between the two governing parties.
