The Catalan problem for dummies
(especially for non-Spanish) Revised and updated translation on Friday 29 September Versión en español aquí Imagen por Javier Ramos Llaguno Many of you have read in the newspapers of your respective countries that there are demonstrations in the Spanish region of Catalonia because regional authorities want to call a referendum on independence from Spain, a referendum which the State rejects. From the media, you may have heard that suffrage is a democratic right and that Catalonia is therefore entitled to a referendum, or perhaps you have been told that the Catalan leaders have bypassed the Spanish Constitution and are in a seditious process. Well, we’ll give you some facts. First, let us introduce ourselves: the Hay Derecho Foundation is an independent institution whose purpose is to defend the rule of law. I am, at the moment, the president and, in addition, a lawyer that has served in Catalonia and now in Madrid. Secondly, I’d like to introduce you Spain. It is a country of about 500,000 square kilometers and 46.5 million inhabitants, located in southern Europe. It has a GDP per capita of 24,100 euros (26,528 dollars – Italy 30,000 and France 36,000) in 2016. The Spanish language is spoken […]
Presidente Fundación Hay Derecho. Notario de Madrid. Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1979-1984). Oposiciones a Notarías aprobadas en 1988, oposiciones restringidas, entre Notarios, en 1991-1992. En twitter @ignaciogoma