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Spain considers amendment to update constitutional terminology regarding people with disabilities10 December 2018
In Spain, calls to hold a referendum on the monarchy increase
In Spain, Catalan leader calls for referendum on independence ahead of planned protests10 September 2018
Catalan leader Quim Torra renewed calls for Madrid to accept a referendum on independence in an interview published on Sunday, two days before separatists take …
Spanish bid for gender neutral constitution sparks row17 July 2018
Spain's Socialist government is seeking to erase gender bias in the constitution but the head of the Royal Spanish Academy, the custodian of the language, on Mo…
Op-ed: What place should the environment have in the constitution?11 July 2018
On 10th July, French MPs will vote on a symbolic measure: an amendment championed by Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot, which proposes to include “the preservation…
Spanish minister: Constitution is way to handle Catalonia11 June 2018
The new Spanish government minister tasked with managing the Catalonia region's secession movement said Saturday that constitutional reform would help end the c…
Op-ed: A radical thought: could constitutional monarchies be important aids to democracy?16 May 2018
Recently, author and speechwriter Don Watson has questioned the impetus for Australia to become a republic. In the April edition of The Monthly, he wrote:
In…