Scottish lawmakers call for international recognition for Catalan independenceEDINBURGH (Reuters) - Pro-independence Scottish lawmakers have presented a motion in their devolved parliament urging international recognition of Catalonia s unilateral declaration of independence from Spain, putting pressure on Scotland s leader to endorse the movement. Scotland s pro-independence First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has criticized Madrid s handling of the crisis with its northern region but refrained from backing the declaration. The European Union, which she would like to see admitting a future independent Scotland, has backed Spain s central government. According to the website of the Scottish parliament, the lawmakers  motion called on  the international community to recognize the vote of the Catalan parliament for an independent republic of Catalonia . Catalonia declared independence unilaterally last week after holding a vote banned under Spain s constitution. Spain has since sacked the autonomous Catalan government and called regional elections. The motion was signed by 21 of the 63 lawmakers in the Scottish National Party which runs the devolved government in Scotland. It was also signed by one lawmaker from the Scottish Greens but is unlikely to go further as it requires support from three parties to be debated in the Scottish parliament. The move, aimed at drawing attention to the Catalan situation, comes amid nervousness about the future of Scotland s stalled independence drive, which still has the support of around 45 percent of voters, according to polls. Some nationalists last month called on First Minister Sturgeon, who has made comments in support of Catalonia and its right to self-determination, to recognize Catalonia s independence, but to no avail.   We cannot recognize Catalan independence because, much as we would like to be, we are not a sovereign state,  a Scottish government source said at the time. The Times reported on Thursday that the Catalan breakaway government had asked for support from the Scottish government but received no reply. The Scottish government could not immediately be reached for comment. Sturgeon s Scottish National Party lost one third of its seats in a June election for Britain s national party in London, and has blamed the mistiming of a fresh drive for an independence referendum for the result. Scots rejected independence by a 10-percentage point margin in 2014 but Britain s vote to leave the European Union has exposed fresh divisions in the United Kingdom. Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to stay in the EU, while Wales and England voted to leave. worldnews
scottish lawmakers call international recognition catalan independenceedinburgh reuters scottish lawmakers presented motion devolved parliament urging international recognition catalunya unilateral declaration independence spain putting pressure scotland leader endorse movement scotland first minister nicola sturgeon criticized madrid handling crisis northern region refrained backing declaration the european union would like see admitting future independent scotland backed spain central government according website scottish parliament lawmakers motion called international community recognize vote catalan parliament independent republic catalunya catalunya declared independence unilaterally last week holding vote banned spain constitution spain since sacked autonomous catalan government called regional elections the motion signed lawmakers scottish national party runs devolved government scotland it also signed one lawmaker scottish greens unlikely go requires support three parties debated scottish parliament the move aimed drawing attention catalan situation comes amid seriousness future scotland stalled independence drive still support around percent voters according polls some nationalists last month called first minister sturgeon made comments support catalunya right recognize catalunya independence avail we recognize catalan independence much would like sovereign state scottish government source said time the times reported thursday catalan breakaway government asked support scottish government received reply the scottish government could immediately reached comment sturgeon scottish national party lost one third seats june election britain national party london blamed mistaking fresh drive independence referendum result scots rejected independence point margin britain vote leave european union exposed fresh divisions united kingdom scotland northern ireland voted stay eu wales england voted leave worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Scottish lawmakers call for international recognition for Catalan independenceEDINBURGH (Reuters) - Pro-independence Scottish lawmakers have presented a motion in their devolved parliament urging international recognition of Catalonia s unilateral declaration of independence from Spain, putting pressure on Scotland s leader to endorse the movement. Scotland s pro-independence First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has criticized Madrid s handling of the crisis with its northern region but refrained from backing the declaration. The European Union, which she would like to see admitting a future independent Scotland, has backed Spain s central government. According to the website of the Scottish parliament, the lawmakers  motion called on  the international community to recognize the vote of the Catalan parliament for an independent republic of Catalonia . Catalonia declared independence unilaterally last week after holding a vote banned under Spain s constitution. Spain has since sacked the autonomous Catalan government and called regional elections. The motion was signed by 21 of the 63 lawmakers in the Scottish National Party which runs the devolved government in Scotland. It was also signed by one lawmaker from the Scottish Greens but is unlikely to go further as it requires support from three parties to be debated in the Scottish parliament. The move, aimed at drawing attention to the Catalan situation, comes amid nervousness about the future of Scotland s stalled independence drive, which still has the support of around 45 percent of voters, according to polls. Some nationalists last month called on First Minister Sturgeon, who has made comments in support of Catalonia and its right to self-determination, to recognize Catalonia s independence, but to no avail.   We cannot recognize Catalan independence because, much as we would like to be, we are not a sovereign state,  a Scottish government source said at the time. The Times reported on Thursday that the Catalan breakaway government had asked for support from the Scottish government but received no reply. The Scottish government could not immediately be reached for comment. Sturgeon s Scottish National Party lost one third of its seats in a June election for Britain s national party in London, and has blamed the mistiming of a fresh drive for an independence referendum for the result. Scots rejected independence by a 10-percentage point margin in 2014 but Britain s vote to leave the European Union has exposed fresh divisions in the United Kingdom. Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to stay in the EU, while Wales and England voted to leave. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: scottish lawmakers call international recognition catalan independenceedinburgh reuters scottish lawmakers presented motion devolved parliament urging international recognition catalunya unilateral declaration independence spain putting pressure scotland leader endorse movement scotland first minister nicola sturgeon criticized madrid handling crisis northern region refrained backing declaration the european union would like see admitting future independent scotland backed spain central government according website scottish parliament lawmakers motion called international community recognize vote catalan parliament independent republic catalunya catalunya declared independence unilaterally last week holding vote banned spain constitution spain since sacked autonomous catalan government called regional elections the motion signed lawmakers scottish national party runs devolved government scotland it also signed one lawmaker scottish greens unlikely go requires support three parties debated scottish parliament the move aimed drawing attention catalan situation comes amid seriousness future scotland stalled independence drive still support around percent voters according polls some nationalists last month called first minister sturgeon made comments support catalunya right recognize catalunya independence avail we recognize catalan independence much would like sovereign state scottish government source said time the times reported thursday catalan breakaway government asked support scottish government received reply the scottish government could immediately reached comment sturgeon scottish national party lost one third seats june election britain national party london blamed mistaking fresh drive independence referendum result scots rejected independence point margin britain vote leave european union exposed fresh divisions united kingdom scotland northern ireland voted stay eu wales england voted leave worldnews