Independence referendum

Catalonia's nationalist government vowed to step up its secession drive after over two million people voted Nov. 9 in a symbolic independence referendum which Spain's central government dismissed it as "useless."

Catalan government head Artur Mas called the vote, not sanctioned by Madrid, "a total success" after a large majority of those who took part supported independence.

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans are expected to back independence from Spain on Nov. 9 in a symbolic referendum on secession that they hope will propel the issue further despite opposition from Madrid.

After being axed as the President's "Chief Analyst" last week, Dejan Jovic is still a hot topic in Croatia following his controversial remarks about the 1991 independence referendum.

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Croatian President Ivo Joipovic has axed one of his chief advisers for slating the country's 1991 independence referendum as illiberal and undemocratic.

Professor Dejan Jovic expressed his highly controversial thoughts on the referendum on independence from Yugoslavia earlier this week in an academic journal, "Political Thought".

Spain's Constitutional Court on Sept. 29 suspended an independence referendum called by Catalonia for November 9

"RS to go to referendum unless Dayton is respected"

BANJA LUKA -- RS President Milorad Dodik has said after returning from an official visit to Moscow that Russia continually expresses its commitment to the Dayton Agreement.

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik said if a deal on Bosnia as a confederation of three units is not possible, Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity, Republika Srpska, RS, reserved a right to hold a referendum on seeking outright independence.

Catalan independence referendum would be illegal - PM

MADRID -- Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy has said that a referendum on Catalonia's independence, announced for November 9, would be illegal, and will not take place.