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2012 In Catalonia
Events from 2012 in Catalonia. Incumbents * President of the Generalitat of Catalonia – Artur Mas Events * 11 September – Some 1.5 million people take part in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...'s annual independence rally in Barcelona. * 20 September – The Spanish prime minister rejects a call from Catalonia's leader for fiscal independence, days after a giant pro-autonomy rally in Barcelona. * 25 September – Artur Mas announces that Catalonia will hold early elections on November 25 * 26 November – Voters of Catalonia return a clear majority of pro-separatist parties to the Catalan Parliament * 19 December – Artur Mas of the conservative Convergence and Union party and Oriol Junqueras of the Republican Left of Catalonia agree to form a new go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city, Barcelona is the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the fifth-most populous urban area in the European Union. > > > ''Catalonia'' theoretically derived. During the Middle Ages, Byzantine chroniclers claimed that ''Catalania'' derives from the local medley of Goths with Alans, initially constituting a ''Goth-Alania''. Other theories suggest: *''Catalunya'' derives from the term "land of castles", having evolved from the term ''castlà'' or ''castlan'', the medieval term for a castellan (a ruler of a castle). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Generalitat Of Catalonia
The President of the Government of Catalonia ( ca, President de la Generalitat de Catalunya, ) is one of the bodies that the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia stipulates as part of the Generalitat de Catalunya, others being the Parliament, the government, the and the Síndic de Greuges. The president also serves as head of government of Catalonia, leading the executive branch of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Catalan government. The current president is Pere Aragonès of the Republican Left of Catalonia, following his election in 21 May 2021 after the 2021 Catalan elections. The current presidency The president is elected by the Parliament of Catalonia and appointed by the King of Spain. The office has both representative and governmental functions. Representative functions The president holds the highest representation of the Generalitat and the ordinary of the State in the autonomous community. He is also in charge of the domestic relations with the other bodies of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Mas
Artur Mas i Gavarró (; born 31 January 1956) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia. He was president of the Government of Catalonia from 2010 to 2015 and acting president from September 2015 to 12 January 2016. Mas is a long time member of Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC by its Catalan acronym) which used to be the bigger of the two component members –along with Unió Democràtica de Catalunya– of what at the time was a long-standing electoral coalition, Convergència i Unió (CiU), a liberal nationalist coalition which had dominated Catalan regional politics since the 1980s. In 2001 Mas was named general secretary of CDC, then, in 2012 he was named president of the party until the party was refounded in July 2016 as PDeCAT, which he presided between July 2016 and January 2018. From 2003 to 2015 Mas has run five times for the Catalan presidency, four heading the –nowadays defunct– CiU ticket and one running for the novel Junts pel Sí coalition. He attaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 In Spain
Events of 2012 in Spain. Incumbents * Monarch - Juan Carlos I * Prime Minister - Mariano Rajoy Notable events * 13 May - Pastor Maldonado wins the Spanish Grand Prix, marking him the first Venezuelan Formula One driver to win a race. * 1 July - Spain's national team wins UEFA Euro Final in Kyiv, Ukraine. *11 September - Some 1.5 million people take part in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...'s annual independence rally in Barcelona. Deaths * 2 April – Pilar Fuertes Ferragut, 49, diplomat, road accident. See also * 2012 in Spanish television * List of Spanish films of 2012 References {{Spain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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