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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
More acceptance between Spain and Catalonia
Spain is discussing Catalonia's Statute of Autonomy, which four years after it came into force has now been declared partially unconstitutional by the Spanish Constitutional Court. A group of Catalan intellectuals calls in the left-liberal daily El País for a realignment of relations between Spain and Catalonia: "The Spanish must accept that Catalonia is a nation, that it is a community with a clear awareness of possessing its own historical identity, its own language and its own will to reinforce its political independence. The Catalans must then for their part recognise that Spain is not just a state but a very old Western nation with a Castilian culture with which - despite all the mishaps of the past - it would be convenient for both sides to maintain privileged relations."
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Josep M. Vallès calls for the rehabilitation of politics
The reputation of politics is in urgent need of improvement, writes Josep M. Vallès in the left-liberal daily El País, adding that when politicians are discredited democracy disappears: "They're bad, incompetent, cynical, dishonest, opportunistic, manipulative and corrupt. ... In short: It's worrying that politicians are seen as part of the major problems. But it's not enough to blame them or even their actions for the increasing devaluation of all things public and political. Without accepting the proffered explanations ... entirely, we should bear them in mind if we want to give politics back its social relevance and above all necessary credibility. For a total rejection of politics and politicians would subject society to the brutal law of survival of the fittest."
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