Thread by Ramir de Porrata-Doria on the Catalan economy (4 OCT 2020)

This is an English rendering (by MS, with the author's permission) of a successful (more than 2,000 retweets) Twitter thread by Ramir de Porrata-Doria on the way Spain damages the Catalan economy. 

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A supposedly, unsigned legal opinion requested by Sre. Tajani

This is part of a document written by an unknown person of an unknown institution, and apparently addressed to another unknown person.The author refers to the Legal Service of an unknown institution and there is no evidence that the document has at any time been drafted, seen or officially endorsed by any unit in the European Parliament. 
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By Ramir de Porrata-Doria: Who is really "blocking" politics in Spain?

This long but very interesting thread by @ramirp is now available in English (translated by MS), with the author's permission. Who is really "blocking" politics in Spain?
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"Provocation", by Joan Pere Le Bihan

Below is a translation (by MS) of an article by Joan-Pere Le Bihan, "LA PROVOCACIÓ (eina indispensable d’Espanya)", published in L'Unilteral on September 5 2018. I hope the author and paper don't mind (if they like they can use the text too!).

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Madrid newspaper editor threatens the Catalans

Pedro J. Ramírez, editor of the "El Mundo" Madrid-based newspaper, has issued a scarcely veiled threat to the Catalans via twitter.

"81% of EM.es voters support the army having deposed the Islamists [in Egypt]. The key: ballot boxes don't allow just anything. Is that clear?"

The Catalan digital newspaper Vilaweb has reported the tweet. It also reminded readers that shortly after the massive September 11 2012 demonstration organised by the Assemblea Nacional Catalana, which brought together 1·5 million people in the streets of Barcelona, Ramírez wrote an editorial calling for a change in the penal code to allow the spanish authorities to amend the Penal Code so that President Mas could be imprisoned if he called a referenduim on independence.

Another Catalan digital newspaper, Nació Digital, has also added its horrified comment on the tweet.

His resolute opposition to Catalonia's independence process, and his lack of respect for ther will of the Catalan people, were well displayed on the night of the last election to the Parliament of Catalonia, where the newspaper's efforts to interfere in the campaign by releasing trumped-up police reports falsely accusing Catalan leaders of corruption were reflected in his tweet saying that the El Mundo newsroom celebrated the results - the ruling coalition lost 90,000 votes - as if it were their own victory.