Sentences with phrase «catalonia held a referendum»

If populism remains a force to be reckoned with across Europe, then member states holding referendums of their own can not be ruled out, especially with issues like immigration and unemployment only growing in salience.

The failure of far - right populist Gert Wilders to win the recent Dutch election was a boost for the EU but a threat awaits in the prospect of French President Marine le Pen, a far - right anti-immigration candidate who has promised to hold a referendum on France's EU membership if elected, the same promise Cameron made.

The Catalan Parliament will hold a referendum - focused session on Tuesday.

BARCELONA, SPAIN — They have been beaten for trying to hold a referendum, their parliament has been dissolved and their leaders have either fled or been put in prison, but the Catalan independence supporters are not relenting.

The leader of the Front National has pledged to hold a referendum on leaving the European Union and the single currency within six months of becoming president.

«Fifty - four percent favor holding a referendum on EU membership.

Now he is aiming to legitimize his position, and Turkey will hold a referendum in the spring regarding an expansion of presidential powers.

Lagarde, meanwhile, is regarded as a consensus - builder who can contend with the increasing dissatisfaction among EU member states — in three years Britain plans to hold a referendum on its membership — and bring positive change to the organization.

Italy is likely to hold a referendum on electoral reform in late November.

The second largest party in the Italian parliament, the Five Start Movement, openly advocates for holding a referendum on whether Italy should stay in the currency union.

Last year, the governing coalition broke its campaign promise to hold a referendum on Iceland joining the European Union, prompting thousands of Icelanders to protest and sign petitions demanding a parliamentary vote.

Angel Gurria, the secretary - general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), warned on Wednesday of the risk of other EU countries following the U.K.'s lead in holding a referendum and voting to leave.

Investors are concerned about the strong showing in the French presidential race of far - right candidate Marine Le Pen, who has promised to take France out of the euro zone and to hold a referendum on European Union membership.

This referendum was called by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron because of a promise made in his election campaign to renegotiate terms with the EU and then hold a referendum, designed to win over voters he feared would defect to UKIP.

The option to hold a referendum is described in article 44 of Greece's constitution, which reads as follows:

By deciding to hold a referendum, «Tsipras exploits the ultimate weapon of democracy as a tactical ploy, undermining its political essence,» he said in a Twitter post.

Either it means that other members of his party — the finance minister, who is against the referendum — will come in and not hold a referendum at all, and try to keep Greece on the austerity plan, or there will be a fall in the government, a no - confidence vote, and people will presumably vote for the Conservative Party, which is very much like the Republican Party in the United States.

BANGKOK (AP)-- Thailand held a referendum Sunday on a new constitution amid severe restrictions imposed by the military junta.

It was imposed on Greece by Ms. Merkel and other pro-bank leaders that Greece not hold the referendum that Pasok Prime Minister Papandreou had proposed on the bailout of French and German banks at Greek expense.

Aside from oil pipelines, the NDP - Green agreement commits to holding a referendum on proportional representation in fall 2018 (though it is not clear what form of proportional representation will be proposed) and reforming BC's wild - west election finance laws (banning corporate and union donations, placing limits on individual donations, and limiting party loans to banks and financial institutions).

Greek banks are closed all week after news broke that the country will be holding a referendum vote on whether to accept the bailout measures offered by international creditors.

In the context of public health care funding, the Party promises to eliminate health care premiums and ambulance charges; increase funding for home care and other out - of - hospital care services; restore funding for chiropractic and physiotherapy services; fully fund and implement a mental health strategy; and to hold a referendum to prioritize health care spending.

His idea is that each party would hold a referendum on whether to approve the union before a new party was formed.

Given that Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's ruling Liberal - National Coalition has consistently stated it wants to hold a referendum on the issue rather than pass it in parliament, it's unlikely a change in marriage law will now happen for the foreseeable future.

That could delay the timetable for holding the referendum.

The Irish Government has formally backed proposals to hold a referendum on the state's constitutional amendment on abortion by the end of May.

Ireland is to hold a referendum next summer on abortion rights months before a planned visit to the country by Pope Francis.

Wine in supermarkets bill advancing in House The House committee that killed last year's version of a bill to allow wine sales in Tennessee grocery stores on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favor of giving cities the ability to hold referendums on the proposal...

The Park Board voted last week to hold a referendum asking voters to approve a $ 6 million bond issue to pay the district's share of a building to be constructed in partnership with Joliet - based Provena St. Joseph Medical Center.

The district would have to hold a referendum to seek voter permission to sell the land, Lewis said.

In early June, the board voted 4 - 1 to hold a referendum on a proposal to restructure the district's corporate fund to spend $ 11 million on the construction of a new recreation center, a senior center, an aquatic center and ongoing park development.

Park Treasurer Robert Gibson, who voted against holding the referendum, said he opposes the mailing because he's against a tax hike.

Although the board approved holding a referendum to raise the money, no decision has been made on exactly how large a tax increase would be requested from voters.

The village's Park District is planning to hold a referendum in April to raise the money needed to acquire the property.

After a telephone survey showed little support for the project, Glencoe Park Board members recently canceled plans to hold a referendum on a proposed $ 16 million community center.

Talks between park commissioners and the Joliet - based medical center began last month, and if all the legal and financial details can be arranged, the park board will likely vote at a special meeting Tuesday to partner with Provena St. Joseph to build a recreation center and hold a referendum in November.

The result was particularly damaging for the prime minister given he had already tried to win back Ukip voters with a pledge to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU.

He only gave the commitment to hold a referendum because he never thought there would be a majority Tory government.

If elected, the SNP plans to hold a referendum on independence in 2010, at a cost of # 7 million.

Shipman is objective and fair in assessment of the main characters, but his judgement on Cameron as prime minister and his reason to hold a referendum is devastating.

According to that resolution, India should hold a referendum in Kashmir.

In the light of last night's vote in the House of Commons on whether or not to hold a referendum to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, Unlock Democracy is calling on Parliament to decide new rules over whether legislation has constitutional implications or not and how such decisions should be decided.

point that it is not only a matter of choosing to hold a referendum after the election that is disappointing, but choosing to hold it on AV.

As things stand Labour, which campaigned at the election on holding a referendum on AV, is not going to support the bill because of what it sees as gerrymandering.

Examples of the kinds of questions involved in the decision were - does parliament agreeing to hold a referendum, also count legally as its agreement to do what the referendum says?

The decision to hold a referendum, changing how members can vote in leadership elections, the butterfly effect of political whim and political will.

Not only is he seen as untrustworthy on Europe, for example by reneging on his promise to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, his whole modernisation strategy since taking over the party leadership in 2005 has been seen by some as an essential betrayal of the party's core, conservative values.

Clegg also revealed that he made an offer to hold a referendum on Lords reform at the time of the next general election but the offer was not accepted.

The last parliament agreed to hold referendums on any treaty changes that transfers power from Westminster.

The government had pledged to hold a referendum on whether to adopt the EU constitution, something it claims is not necessary for the reform treaty.