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Politics
The Spanish Government states it “will never accept an agreed” self-determination referendum
Politics
The Spanish Government bans the Catalan Way towards independence in Valencia for “security reasons”
Politics
Pro-independence supporters prepare a 400 km-long human chain on Catalonia’s National Day
Business
570,000 jobs have been lost in Catalonia since 2007, according to the trade union UGT
Politics
Business associations criticise Madrid’s report for a lack of accuracy while stating that 1,060 companies left Catalonia
Politics
1,060 companies moved from Catalonia to Madrid for tax reasons since 2010, according to Madrid’s Government
Politics
Catalonia has 41 civil servants per 1,000 inhabitants while the Spanish average is 57
Politics
The Catalan Government extends the 2012 budget for the whole of 2013 due to the low deficit target
Business
CatalunyaCaixa has made a profit of €183 million during the first half of 2013
Politics
The Catalan Finance Minister points towards extending the 2012 budget for the whole of 2013
Politics
The Spanish Government imposes a 1.58% deficit target for Catalonia and €2.6 billion of further budget cuts
Politics
The Catalan Government approves its own municipal law and rejects that of the Spanish Executive
Politics
The Catalan Government will ask the President of the Constitutional Court to be excluded from issues affecting Catalonia
Business
Mas presses Madrid to ease Catalan deficit targets to avoid damaging the Spanish economy
The Catalan president argued that if strict deficit targets are imposed upon his government budget again, it will be impossible to promote growth and create jobs, thus affecting the economy of Catalonia, Spain and the whole of southern Europe. The Spanish government will publish in the next few days new regional deficit targets for 2013 and Catalonia is asking for more flexibility. “If they do not offer us what we need, we won’t be able to stimulate our economy, and if we can’t do that, the whole of Spain and southern Europe will be affected”, stated Mas.