Letters to the Editor
Our readers have sent letters about unemployment in Spain and Scotland Independence.
Politics
Armengol calls for federalism in reform of the Constitution
"Why can we not advance down a federal road, live in diversity and celebrate a state that is rich in cultures, languages and history?"
Majorca
Independence week in Majorca
Catalonia, some of it, was wanting independence; Més took a view on Balearic independence and also found the legal system taking an interest in party members; the tourism minister was not entirely reassuring; Monarch went under; the rural world was having a spat; and Majorca contributed to a Nobel Prize.
A push for independence
Catalonia is pushing ahead with its independence referendum from Spain... eventhough the central administration and the judiciary say that the whole process is illegal.
New Year and what's in a city's name: the past week in Majorca
New Year celebrations and incidents, a city's name and an American in Majorca: just some of the themes over the past week in the Bulletin
Politics
Call for Barceló to resign following independence march
Barceló, the Circulo Balear says, was at the head of a march for “pan-Catalan separatism” in which a banner declared “from autonomy to sovereignty”.
Catalan stalemate
“It was a stalemate in the Catalan poll; no overall winner and no overall loser”
Politics
Catalonia: Stick with Spain, says minister, as does Julio Iglesias
Pro-independence politicians, the singer said, should "understand a little more that they can reach a much better agreement with the national government".
Banking
Catalan independence would mean exit from the euro zone, says Bank of Spain chief
Uncertainties and tensions over the election are affecting Catalan and other Spanish banks.
Politics
Spanish banks warn of Catalonia independence risks
Spain’s two main banking lobby groups AEB and CECA, whose members include Santander, BBVA and Barcelona-based Caixabank, warned secession could force lenders to consider leaving the region.
Politics
PM Rajoy says they will battle to the end
Catalonia holds regional elections on September 27 in which separatists are trying to win a majority of representatives in parliament to push their independence drive forward.
Catalonia
Spain prepares for another Catalan independence push
This election could be the break the Catalan independence movement has been waiting for.
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Comment
An independent Balearics
“It is highly unlikely that it will ever happen, but I think it could work.”
Humphrey Carter08/07/2022 07:00