Chap who tried to overthrow Spanish democracy denounces Catalonias’ Más for “sedition and treason”

Ex-copper Lieutenant-Colonel Tejero (ex L-C, he was fired from the Guardia Civil for leading an attempt to overthrow the Spanish parliament on the 23rd of Feb, 1981 – his coup détât was eventually defused by King Juan Carlos, who refused to back them) is back in the limelight for denouncing the President of Catalonia on sedition and treason charges. Tejero was the leader of the coup attempt, and his face became famous as the whiskery Continue reading Chap who tried to overthrow Spanish democracy denounces Catalonias’ Más for “sedition and treason”

Catalonia demands a “no strings attached” bailout

Catalonia has asked Madrid for a bailout of just over 5 billion euros to help pay the bills until the end of the year. A spokesman for the generalitat, run by the fiercely pro-independent regional government of Artur Mas, said that Catalonia will not accept any political orders along with the money, “as this is our money which is simply being managed by the Spanish state, and we want it back to run our own Continue reading Catalonia demands a “no strings attached” bailout