Could Okinawa become an independent state? Five Okinawans formed a group to study the possibility on May 15, the 41st anniversary of the island prefecture’s reversion to Japanese sovereignty.
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In what could be read as a statement of intention, the President of Spain’s autonomous region of Catalonia has assembled a team to investigate how an independent Catalan state could operate within Europe.
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Controversial Chinese investments into Greenland’s mineral industry have prompted fresh independence calls within the Danish territory.
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Nearly one in five residents of Brittany favour independence from France, according to an opinion poll whose results have sparked a censorship row in the Atlantic coastal region.
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The center-right Catalan nationalist bloc CiU and the Catalan Republican Left (ERC) on Wednesday reached an agreement to call for a referendum on independence for Catalonia within two years.
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Anti-government protesters in Mahalla, Egypt’s largest industrial city, have reportedly taken over the local city council and announced their autonomy from the state ruled by the Muslim Brotherhood.
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The actors, economists and political leaders from across the country have added their voice to the campaign in an effort to maintain unity within Spain.
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In the middle of the crisis, the Spanish government is worried by early elections in one of Spain’s richest regions, Catalonia. Many see the poll as a referendum on independence.
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CEOs and bankers are warning that the Spanish region of Catalonia could wreck its economy if it decided to declare independence from Spain. But regional president Artur Mas, who favors secession and wants to hold a referendum on it, is expected to be re-elected in a vote on November 25.
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Speaking at a Popular’s Party campaign ahead of the region’s snap elections later this month, Mariano Rajoy described a break-up of Spain as a “backward step” at a time when more European unity is required.
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