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The sources close to Artur Mas to which ECD has had access reveal that, despite the short distance that the regulations will achieve, the new CIU-ERC team seeks another objective with this challenge to the Government, but aimed directly at financial entities Catalan . Its strategy involves putting pressure, with this measure, on the main Catalan banks, led by Caixabank and Sabadell , to join the independence commitment that CIU and ERC have made, and which culminates in the consultation scheduled for 2014. The worst scenario for entrepreneurs The current political scenario in Catalonia, with a CiU-ERC Government , was the least desired by the big Catalan businessmen and bankers. They privately consider that it could be a catastrophe . For this reason, as reported in these pages, they have addressed Mariano Rajoy , on several occasions, asking him for some gesture towards Catalonia to avoid a radicalization of Artur Mas' pro-independence positions if the pro-independence coalition came together, as has finally happened. Catalonia will not be able to collect the tax The Minister of Finance, Cristóbal Montoro , announced a few weeks ago the creation of a zero-rate tax on customer deposits in banking entities. A decision that was intended to close the door for regional administrations to create their own taxes and break the homogeneity of tax treatment on bank deposits.
According to representatives of the Spanish delegation in Brussels and Strasbourg to El Special Database Confidencial Digital , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set the recovery of the foreign influence that Spain has been losing in recent years as a priority objective for this legislature. Specifically, " with the Zapatero Government our country stopped taking a diplomatic position on delicate issues that affected other nations, and in which the majority of our European partners did participate, which caused us to be relegated to an international background." Now, " the intention is to have a voice, and make it public, in all matters of international relevance in which the mediation of Western countries, like us, is required." Spain is already 'getting wet' with Palestine, Iran, or the Arab League The sources consulted by this newspaper explain that the new diplomatic strategy promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs " has already been reflected in some positions of Spain in recent weeks , and will be developed in the coming months." Among the issues on which the Government has taken a position or will do so soon, the following stand out: -- The recognition of Palestine : On November 27, Spain recognized Palestine as a UN observer state, positioning itself in the same way as countries such as France, Belgium or Luxembourg, and in the opposite way to that adopted by other powers such as Germany or United Kingdom .
The invitation to Spain to the Iranian opposition : This week Maryam Rajavi , president of the Iranian Resistance against the Ahmadinejad regime, traveled to Spain , which was received on Tuesday by the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Senate and, the next day she acted as a speaker at the International Conference on the Iranian crisis organized by the International Committee for the Search for Justice at the House of America. The organizers of this visit explain to ECD that it was "fraught with difficulties, since there was fear of reprisals from Ahmadinejad , but it was worth it because it was a message of Spain's diplomatic strength." -- Debt forgiveness : Another controversial international issue, which has generated diplomatic conflict between several countries, has been the forgiveness or not of debt to South American and African countries. Recently, Spain has positioned itself in favor of forgiving the debts of countries such as the Ivory Coast and Guinea Bissau , following the recommendations of the so-called 'Paris Club', which favors this position and to which Spain has belonged for three years. -- Cooperation with the countries of the Arab League : The Government will actively participate, in the coming months, in international initiatives to support these countries in their political and economic transition.