‘Sick Man of Europe’
Verily has it been reduced to the position of the “sick man of Europe”, the appellation that was once given to a European country facing economic difficulties or impoverishment.
Verily has it been reduced to the position of the “sick man of Europe”, the appellation that was once given to a European country facing economic difficulties or impoverishment.
After the brief ceremony, the king joked that the process had been "quick, simple and painless,"
Spain's most prestigious fixture had been due to take place at the Barcelona stadium on October 26 but was postponed following a wave of violent pro-independence protests in Catalonia.
It is worth highlighting that the El Clasico encounter was originally slated to be played on 26 October.
More than 600 people were injured in the protests, which saw demonstrators torching barricades and throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at police.
When Franco died, the region was granted autonomy under the 1978 Constitution and Catalonia prospered as part of the new democratic Spain.
The past four days have now seen over 100 people arrested and over 200 police officers injured in clashes in Barcelona between security forces and small but well-organized and violent groups of demonstrators.
Earlier on Thursday, Catalonia's separatist leader has vowed a new vote on secession from Spain within two years.
Spain's outgoing prime minister faced an onslaught of criticism from his right-wing rivals over Catalonia's secession crisis in a testy four-way debate ahead of elections
A Head of Government in Europe has stepped out in disgrace. Spain is in crisis after the turmoil over sub-regional…
