Opinion
Mark Nayler
...why is the Socialist leader so doggedly clinging to the powers handed to his administration under Article 116 of the Spanish Constitution? And why not allow the regions to exercise their constitutionally protected powers of autonomy in this particular
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Jennie Rhodes
autonomy in different regions in Spain was included as Article 143 and 151 of the 1978 Spanish constitution, which was written as Spain transitioned into becoming a democracy after the death of Franco in November 1975. On 4 December 1978, the then 11
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FRANK GAVURIN
On 25 October 1979, the people of Catalonia and the Basque Country approved new Statutes of Autonomy for their respective regions. Historically, both areas had a complex relationship with the Spanish state, but these became explicitly ... antagonistic under the Franco dictatorship. The dictator promoted the idea of a united and centralised Spain, which led to conflict with Basque and Catalan separatists and even those who simply called for a degree of regional autonomy. Under the ... the people of all of Spain, needed to make some concessions to Catalonia and the Basque Country. A new Spanish constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a 1978 referendum, and new statutes of autonomy for what the constitution referred to as
Local
Mónica Pérez
The OSP San Pedro party, who are the PP's coalition partners on Marbella council, have said that a precondition for a pact with any party after the May elections is for San Pedro to be given Entidad Local Autónoma (ELA) status, a form of semi-indepen
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SUR
Urinary incontinence is a condition that occurs when a person can't stop urine escaping from their urethra, the tube which transports it outside the body from the bladder. Age, surgery, weight increase, neurological disorders, pregnancy and the menop
Local
SUR
People in Malaga took part in commemorations this week to remember a dark day in 1977 that led to the tensest scenes in the city since the end of the Spanish Civil War several decades before. Some 2,000 politicians and members of the public marched
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ALEKK M. SAANDERS
I don't speak about independence. I want people to focus on their autonomy. So, quite a few people experience emotional isolation. Technology helps us to avoid it. As for me, in my darkest moment I say to myself that there are people out there who
Local
Nieves Castro
The town of San Pedro, part of the municipality of Marbella, is celebrating being given its highest budget ever to spend on local initiatives. In Marbella council's 2018 budget, which passed the first approval stage last Friday, San Pedro has been
Opinion
Mark Nayler
...the Catalonia saga - a task to which the Spanish government has finally turned its attention. Apparently, it is now prepared to discuss granting Catalonia a greater degree of fiscal autonomy. Yet a fiscal solution, even if proposed by Madrid and ... Catalonia, whereby it collects its own taxes and decides on how much it wants to contribute to national defence and foreign policy. But if Catalonia - a region that already enjoys a high level of autonomy - is handed yet more independence from Madrid, then
National
JOSÉ LUIS PIEDRA
...clause should be added to the region's Statute of Autonomy to ensure that the environmentally valuable area will always be preserved in the future. Moreno was presiding over a special meeting of the Doñana governing board, which took place during the ... executive to officially propose a specific clause regarding the importance of the park and the need to preserve it in the next modification to the Statute of Autonomy. This would give it the same level of protection as the other National Park in the region,