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Puigdemont urges Spanish Government to present their proposal for Catalonia

February 20, 2017 05:00 PM | ACN

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont called once again for the Spanish Government to lay their proposal for Catalonia on the table, in the case that they have one. “We do have a concrete proposal, which is clear and has been endorsed by the citizens”, he said this Monday in Toulouse, after meeting with the MEDEF Occitanie, a French businessmen’s association. “If the Spanish State has any proposal which we are not aware of, we call them to put it on the table”, he added and emphasised that Catalonia has long been willing to negotiate. The “problem”, he lamented, is that there is no one to negotiate with. Puigdemont’s statements came after the delegate of the Spanish Government in Catalonia, Enric Millo, assured that the dialogue between both governments “exists at all levels” and that the Government in Madrid “is working to find a way out” of the political situation in Catalonia.

Spain’s dialogue promises “must be backed by action”, says Catalan Government

December 3, 2016 11:02 AM | ACN

The Catalan Government spokeswoman and Catalan Minister for the Presidency, Neus Munté, questioned on Friday Spain’s promise to engage with Catalonia in a frank dialogue. “It’s not enough to just talk about dialogue, it must be backed by action”, she said after the first meeting between the Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont, and the new delegate of the Spanish Government in Catalonia, Enric Millo. Munté stressed that Millo’s offer for “an open and sincere dialogue” is “contradictory considering the legal action being taken against elected representatives” of Catalonia. The Catalan Government spokeswoman also considered useless to engage in a dialogue with “red lines”. The Spanish government representative said after meeting Puigdemont that he will only discuss issues that remain within “the rules of the game”, thus excluding a referendum on independence, which Spain considers illegal. However, it is precisely the issue of independence that is putting Madrid and Barcelona at odds.

Spain may contest referendum budget allocations

December 1, 2016 07:14 PM | ACN

The legal services of the State Attorney are already “studying” the impugnation of the Catalan Government’s draft budget for 2017, which includes an allocation of €5.8 million to guarantee that the independence referendum scheduled for September will be carried out. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the delegate of the Spanish Government in Catalonia, Enric Millo, who stated that this part of the accounts “could be challenged” in the near future by the Spanish state. Furthermore, Millo believes that the allocation could be annulled by the Spanish Constitutional Court, which may consider it to derive from the Declaration of the 9-N symbolic vote, which has already been declared unconstitutional. The delegate of the Spanish Government in Catalonia believes that this budget “doesn’t contribute” to the relationship between the Catalan Government and the Spanish one. However, he reiterated his “outstretched hand for dialogue” and confirmed he will be meeting with the Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont, this Friday.

Spain appoints Catalan MP Enric Millo as new delegate of the Spanish executive in Catalonia to show “negotiating disposition”

November 18, 2016 06:55 PM | ACN

The Spanish Government appointed this Friday former spokesman of the Catalan branch of the governing People’s Party, Enric Millo, as the new delegate of the Spanish executive in Catalonia. Millo will substitute Maria de los Llanos de Luna after a term of office which has been defined by tensions between the two governments. According to the Spanish Government’s Spokesman, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, the replacement aims to show the “negotiating disposition” of the new Spanish executive. “People are important, but disposition and willingness are even more so”, stated Méndez de Vigo before the press. Millo started his career in the Parliament in 1995 representing Christian Democrat ‘Unió’. In 2003 he joined PPC and since 2010 he has been the party’s spokesman in the Catalan Chamber.