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  Convergence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Convergent boundary is a fault boundary defined in the specialty of Geology known as Plate techtonics.
Convergence criteria are requirements specified by the European Union that stipulate the membership qualifications each state must fulfill.
Convergence and Unity is a coalition of the two political parties Democratic Convergence of Catalonia and the Democratic Union of Catalonia in Catalonia Spain.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Convergence   (936 words)

  
 Catalonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya, Spanish: Cataluña, French: Catalogne) is a region and Spanish autonomous region (Comunidad autónoma) in the north-east of the Spanish state.
Catalonia constitutes the original nucleus and the most important and extensive territory of Catalan language and culture, but the norm in Catalonia is Catalan-Castilian bilingualism, and this is one of the first things the visitor notices upon entering the territory.
The Spanish autonomous comunity of Catalonia borders on Valencia to the south, Aragon to the west, France and Andorra to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east and southeast.
www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/c/ca/catalonia.html   (1250 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Catalonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Catalonia is divided in four provinces: Barcelona, Girona (Gerona in Spanish), Lleida (Lérida in Spanish), Tarragona.
Catalonia is the original heartland of Catalan, and remains the most important and largest territory where the language is spoken.
Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya ; Spanish: Cataluña ; Aranese: Catalonha ; French: Catalogne) is a formerly independent country in southern Europe, situated in the current north-east of Spain and the adjoining portion of France.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Catalonia   (7410 words)

  
 Catalonia - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya, Aranese: Catalonha, Spanish: Cataluña, French: Catalogne) is an Autonomous Region in the north-east of Spain.
Catalan is the official language of Catalonia, as laid down in the Catalan Statute of Autonomy [1], in addition to Spanish, which is official in all of Spain as mandated by the 1978 Spanish Constitution.
The Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia borders on Valencia to the south, Aragon to the west, France and Andorra to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east and southeast.
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 Encyclopedia: Catalunya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Generalitat is the institution of self-government in Catalonia, it is made of a Parliament, a President and an Executive Council.
Catalonia's traditional competitive advantages are being seriously eroded as lack of local and central government investment in public infrastructure (roads, schools, university research, etc.) becomes increasingly apparent.
Catalan is one of the two official languages of Catalonia, as laid down in the Catalan Statute of Autonomy [16] (http://www10.gencat.net/gencat/AppJava/cat/generalitat/estatut/index.jsp); the other is Castilian (Spanish), which is the majority language of Spain and official in all of Spain as laid down by the 1978 Spanish Constitution.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Catalunya   (3001 words)

  
 Catalonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The term "Catalonia" is sometimes used to refer to the whole Catalan-speaking area, in linewith the Pan-Catalanist strand of Catalan nationalism that sees all territories where the language is spoken as being a singlenation, and advocating political independence from Spain for this nation.
The official name of the Government of Catalonia (including the Council, the Parliament and the President) is Generalitat de Catalunya in Catalan (Generalidad de Cataluña in Spanish though inpractice this form is rare, the tendency being to use the Catalan name in Spanish).
The Spanish autonomous comunity of Catalonia borders on Valencia to the south, Aragon to the west, France and Andorra to thenorth, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east and southeast.
www.therfcc.org /catalonia-34228.html   (1130 words)

  
 convergence
convergence Anti-Capitalist Convergence a group of umbrella (political) organizations that coordinate social justice, anarchist, and environmentalist activities.Catch-up effect is otherwise known as the Theory of convergence in economic theory.
To assert convergence is to claim the existence of such a limit, which may be itself unknown.Non-convergent discourse pertains to the persistence of asymmetric or bilingual discourse in natural languages.
Convergence -, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import "/skins-1.Convergence of random variables pertain to any one of several notions of convergence in probability theory.[edit]Science fiction and popular cultureConvergence (goth festival) refers to an annual convention in which goths meet each other in 'real life' rather than online, as is customarily done.
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 Catalonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catalonia was officially recognised as a 'nationality' in the Catalan Statute of Autonomy enacted in 1979 pursuant to the Spanish Constitution of 1978.
After Franco's death (1975) and the adoption of a democratic constitution in Spain (1978), Catalonia recovered its autonomous status (lost with the fall of the Second Spanish Republic at the conclusion of the Spanish Civil War in 1939).
Occitan, in its Aranese variety (a dialect of Gascon) is official and subject to special protection in the Val d'Aran (Aran Valley), which is notable, as this small region of 7,000 is the only place where Occitan (spoken mainly in France and some Italian valleys) has full official status.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catalonia   (2428 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Democratic Convergence of Catalonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
It is part of the Convergència i Unió; coalition and member of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party in the European Parliament.
The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party aisbl (founded 1993) is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe which together represent more than 20 million European voters and is an international non-profit association incorporated under the laws of Belgium.
Catalan nationalism is a political movement that advocates for the political autonomy of Catalonia or the Spain and France.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Democratic-Convergence-of-Catalonia   (857 words)

  
 Convergence Index - www.computer-tutorials-online.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Convergent series provides a general mathematical definition and a context in which to understand the remaining usages.
Convergent Technologies is a company that designed an operating system for the early Intel and Motorola chipsets.
Media convergence was a trend involving the aggregation of many media organizations that occurred in the late 1990's.
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 World Policy Institute - Research Projects
The CDC understands that an independent Catalonia would not be able to be truly independent from its parent state; economic growth and prosperity depend on close economic relations between Catalonia and Spain and the other states of the EU.
Catalonia's economic might is built upon a diversified industrial base and its role as a center for foreign investment.
He stated that Catalonia should take the lead in forming a "New Spain" that is less centralist and less "fundamentalistic." Catalonia should make a place for itself inside a new arrangement based on greater pluralism, diversity, and autonomy.
www.worldpolicy.org /projects/eurasia/barcel/panel2.html   (2002 words)

  
 Website of the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia - Previous presidents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
JORDI PUJOL I SOLEY was born in Barcelona in 1930.
He was elected first President of the Parliament of Catalonia in 1932 and became President of the Generalitat on Macià's death in 1933.
As leader of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Republican Left of Catalonia), he proclaimed the Catalan Republic from the Palace of the Generalitat in Barcelona on April 14, 1931, after the party's sweeping electoral victory in the municipal elections.
www10.gencat.net /president/AppJava/en/president/antecessors.jsp   (1368 words)

  
 Catalonia at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya, Spanish: Cataluña, French: Catalogne) is the core region of the area where Catalan is spoken, delimited by the Spanish autonomous region (Comunidad autónoma) of the same name in the north-east of the Spanish state.
The term Catalonia is, however, sometimes used by Catalans to refer to the whole Catalan-speaking area.
The official name of the Government of Catalonia (including the Council, the Parliament and the President) is Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan) or Generalidad de Cataluña (in Spanish).
wiki.tatet.com /Catalonia.html   (1115 words)

  
 Catalonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Occitan, in its Aranese variety (a dialect of Gascon) is official and subject to special protection in the Aran Valley, which is notable, as this small region of 7,000 is the only place where Occitan (majoritarily spoken in France and some Italian valleys) has full official status.
By age groups, those between 10 and 29 have the higher level of literacy (e.g., 98.2% aged 10-14 understand it, and 85.2% can write it), this is attributed to the individuals in this group having received their full education in Catalan.
The situation is analogous with regards to written skills, with central Catalonia scoring the highest percentages (61.4%), and Barcelona the lowest (46.4%).
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/ca/Catalonia.htm   (1720 words)

  
 Democratic Convergence Party - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Democratic Convergence Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Democratic Convergence Party is not available in the Hutchinson encyclopedia.
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encyclopedia.farlex.com /Democratic+Convergence+Party   (90 words)

  
 Convergence and Union --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
The CiU was established in 1978 as an alliance between the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (Convergència Democrática de Catalunya) and the Democratic Union of Catalunya (Unión Democrática de Catalunya).
In addition to these national parties there are parties that exist at the regional level only; there is at least one in each of the 17 autonomous communities.
Of these, the two most important ones are Convergence and Union (Convergència i Unió;; CiU) in Catalonia and the Basque Nationalist Party (Partido Nacionalista Vasco; PNV).
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9389142   (701 words)

  
 Democratic Convergence of Catalonia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Democratic Convergence of Catalonia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Democratic Convergence of Catalonia contains research on
Democratic Convergence of Catalonia, See also and External link.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Democratic_Convergence_of_Catalonia   (144 words)

  
 Category:Liberal parties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also parties in the progressive liberal tradition of 'Radicalism' are included, even when these parties wouldn't label themselves as liberal.
The U.S. Democratic Party is included since it embraces a liberal wing, even in the European sense of the word.
Popular Alliance of Sammarinese Democrats for the Republic
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Liberal_parties   (139 words)

  
 Liberalism and radicalism in Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In the nineteenth century liberalism was a dominant political force in Spain, but the label itself was also used by the conservative current.
In the twentieth century liberal parties tended to name themselves radical, democratic of republican.
The Canarian Coalition (Coalición Canaria) and the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (Convergència Democrática de Catalunya) are major regionalist liberal parties.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/Liberalism-and-radicalism-in-Spain.htm   (1062 words)

  
 Jordi Pujol - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
However he got out after spending only two and a half years in jail, and immediately started a new line of political activity with the slogan "building the country".
He was elected as the president of Catalonia (Generalitat_de_Catalunya) in 1980, and reelected again in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1995 and 1999.
Pujol retired in 2003, leaving the head of the party (CDC) to Artur_Mas.
www.indexsuche.com /Jordi_Pujol.html   (234 words)

  
 Spanish foreign policy - the Right Honourable Jordi Pujol to speak at LSE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Right Honourable Jordi Pujol, former president of the Catalan Autonomous Government and founder president of the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CiU) party, Spain, will give a public lecture at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on Monday 7 February.
Jordi Pujol is former president of the Catalan Autonomous Government and founder president of the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CiU) party in Spain.
He was first elected president of the Generalitat de Catalunya (the Autonomous Government of Catalonia) in 1980, and was later re-elected in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1995 and 1999.
cpnss.lse.ac.uk /collections/pressAndInformationOffice/newsAndEvents/archives/2005/SpanishForeignPolicy.htm   (367 words)

  
 Convergence and Unity -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Convergence and Unity (Convergència i Unió, CiU) is a (An organization to gain political power) political party in (A region of northeastern Spain) Catalonia, (A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power) Spain.
The current leader is (Click link for more info and facts about Artur Mas) Artur Mas.
See also: (Click link for more info and facts about List of political parties in Catalonia) List of political parties in Catalonia
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/convergence_and_unity.htm   (147 words)

  
 Elections in Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The country is a federal parliamentary democratic monarchy, Spain is divided in 17 autonomous communities and the overseas autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
Freedom House rated the country on political rights with a 1 and on civil rights with a 1, both on a scale of 1 to 7 (in which 1 is the most free).
Convergència Democrática de Catalunya (Democratic Convergence of Catalonia, Catalan conservative liberal)
www.electionworld.org /spain.htm   (806 words)

  
 Worldstats: Providing Information about our world!
The PP currently holds power in ten of the seventeen autonomous communities, the PSOE in five, the CiU in Catalonia, and the PNV in the Basque Country.
Prime Minister Suarez's Union of the Democratic Center (UCD), a moderate center-right coalition, won 34% of the vote and the largest bloc of seats in the Cortes.
Under Suarez, the new Cortes set about drafting a democratic constitution that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in a December 1978 national referendum.
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 dictionary - Political parties and leaders - DER   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
THIAM]; Democratic League-Labor Party Movement or LD-MPT [Dr. Abdoulaye BATHILY]; Front for...
Democratic Party of Retired (Persons) of Slovenia or
[Anton ROUS]; Liberal Democratic Party or LDS [Anton ROP]; New Slovenia or NSi [Andrej BAJUK]; Slovene Democratic Party or SDS [Janez Jansa]; Slovene...
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 dictionary - Political parties and leaders - BVD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
BOC]; Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR [Bela MARKO]; National Liberal Party or PNL [
Democratic Union or UDC [Adamou NDAM NJOYA]; Democratic Rally of the Cameroon People or RDCP [Paul BIYA]; Movement for the Defense of the Republic or MDR [Dakole DAISSALA]; Movement for the...
Coalition or CC (a coalition of five parties) [Paulino RIVERO Baute]; Convergence and Union or CiU [Artur MAS i Gavarro] (a coalition of...
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