Fiscal Agreement

21.02.2013 - 10.41 pm 54.7% of Catalans would support independence from Spain in a referendum according to a poll The latest political poll issued by the Catalan Survey Centre (CEO), published every three months, shows that 54.7% of those interviewed would vote “...	25.10.2012 - 09.37 pm 66.8% of small and medium-size business owners would support an independent Catalan state within the EU Pimec, the main SME association in Catalonia, issued a survey taken of its members. Two thirds of the interviewees would support Catalonia’s...	24.10.2012 - 07.41 pm The Catalan President accuses the Spanish Prime Minister of imposing his views instead of negotiating The Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, had previously accused the President of the Catalan Government, Artur Mas, of having blackmailed him by...	25.09.2012 - 11.33 pm Catalan President calls for earlier elections on 25th November, which may turn into a plebiscite “In exceptional times, exceptional decisions are needed”, stated the Catalan President, Artur Mas. After the 1.5 million strong independence...
21.09.2012 - 09.55 am The Spanish Government closes the door on negotiating a new fiscal agreement with Catalonia The Catalan President states that, “if the Constitution is always interpreted from a centralist point of view”, “Catalonia will have to quietly and...	19.09.2012 - 10.09 pm The Catalan Government and the four Provincial Councils give birth to Catalonia’s Tax Administration As part of the strategy to create state structures and to get a new fiscal agreement between Catalonia and Spain, the Catalan Government and the four...	12.09.2012 - 09.25 pm The Catalan President asks Spain to “listen carefully”, “don’t get angry”, and offer solutions, “if it has them” “Listen, and listen carefully. Do not get angry if you don’t like what you see. And put solutions on the table, if you have them”, the President of...	11.09.2012 - 06.57 pm The Catalan President warns Spain that without an agreement “Catalonia’s way to freedom is open” The President of the Catalan Government, Artur Mas, leader of the Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU), sent a warning message to the...
11.09.2012 - 03.29 pm The reasons behind Barcelona’s massive demonstration for Catalonia’s independence Catalan nationalism has changed over the years. Most Catalan nationalists have now concluded that Spain will never accept a plurinational state, will...	27.08.2012 - 08.35 pm Spanish PM says he will study the proposal of a new economic agreement between Catalonia and Spain Answering a letter from the Catalan President, the Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, stated he would study the proposal voted by the Catalan...	09.08.2012 - 08.28 pm The Catalan President asks citizens for “explicit statements” supporting a new fiscal agreement with Spain The President of the Catalan Government, Artur Mas, also talked about the delays of August payments to social care organisations, and he “hoped to be...	30.05.2012 - 10.59 pm Catalan parties meet to discuss a new fiscal agreement with Spain The President of the Catalan Government has organised a summit with all the parties at the Catalan Parliament to discuss a new fiscal scheme for...
26.03.2012 - 09.35 pm The main Catalan nationalist party points towards Catalonia’s independence ‘Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya’ (CDC), the Liberal force within the two-party Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Coalition ‘Convergència i Uni...	13.03.2012 - 08.57 pm Catalonia has transferred 8% of its GDP every year since 1986 for services and investments in the rest of Spain In 2009, Catalonia financed € 16.41 billion of services and investments in the rest of Spain, which represents 8.4% of Catalonia’s GDP. According to...	02.02.2012 - 12.32 pm Mas meets with Rajoy to build a relationship “based on trust” and offers cooperation The President of the Catalan Government, Artur Mas, has offered Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy; cooperation regards Spain’s structural reforms...	01.02.2012 - 07.54 pm Catalan civil society asks for a new fiscal agreement with Spain Catalonia gives away between 8% and 9% of its GDP every year. The main actors in Catalan civil society got together to formally push for a new fiscal...