2015 Event The Vatican indicates its intention to enter a treaty with Palestine, officially recognizing it as an independent state 2013 Event A joint report on Spain's banking system is released by the European Central Bank and the European Commission; the report indicates their system is solvent, with no further program disbursements are needed 1953 Event Census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years 1935 Event Plebiscite in Saar, indicates a desire (90.3%) to join Nazi Germany