Catalan assembly approves motion to seek leave to hold self-rule referendum

The Catalan regional assembly approved on the 16 January 2014 a motion to ask the national Congress in Madrid for permission to hold a referendum on the independence of the region from the rest of Spain.

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ESO: Background information: Catalonia President calls EU leaders to support independence referendum http://www.europeansources.info/record/catalonia-president-calls-eu-leaders-to-support-independence-referendum/

ESO: Background information: Spain to block Catalonia independence referendum / Catalan party leaders agree self-rule referendum questions http://www.europeansources.info/record/spain-to-block-catalonia-independence-referendum-catalan-party-leaders-agree-self-rule-referendum-questions/

Euronews, 16.01.14: Catalonia locks horns with Madrid in push for referendum http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/16/catalonia-locks-horns-with-madrid-in-push-for-referendum/

Catalan News Agency, 16.01.14: Catalonia requests the Spanish Parliament to transfer powers to organise referendums http://www.catalannewsagency.com/politics/item/catalonia-requests-the-spanish-parliament-to-transfer-powers-to-organise-referendums

EUObserver, 17.01.14: Catalonia votes for 'illegal' independence referendum http://euobserver.com/political/122755

BBC News, 19.01.14: Why pro-independence Catalans envy Scotland http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25717161

EurActiv, 28.01.14: Scotland and Catalonia gear up for independence votes http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/scotland-catalonia-set-independe-news-533055

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