Is Catalonia going the way of Slovenia?
Spain’s restive northern region is talking of independence. But besides the political obstacles, the legal ones are substantial.
Spain’s restive northern region is talking of independence. But besides the political obstacles, the legal ones are substantial.
A possible pact involving fiscal controls and use of the Spanish language in schools might just soothe tensions between Madrid and Barcelona.
The moderate nationalists who govern the northern region are being heavily influenced by pressure from pro-independence radicals who represent only a small section of the populace.
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