Tag Archive for Catalonia independence

The Mother of All Storms Builds Over Catalonia’s Independence

by Don Quijones • Jul 23, 2015 • 12 Comments

Ugly repercussions far beyond Spanish borders.

Spain’s Divide and Unconquer of Catalonia

by Don Quijones • Oct 22, 2014 • 3 Comments

The policy of the Spanish government has been to threaten Catalonia and sow seeds of discord in its fragile coalition government. Now it’s reaping the spoils.

Catalonia’s Choice: Chaotic Divorce or Loveless Marriage

by Don Quijones • Oct 3, 2014 • 6 Comments

In the worst case scenario, financial chaos would ensue, in Madrid and in Catalonia.

Big Trouble in Catalonia, As Godfather of Independence Movement Confesses to Tax Evasion

by Don Quijones • Jul 29, 2014 • Comments Off on Big Trouble in Catalonia, As Godfather of Independence Movement Confesses to Tax Evasion

Just 103 days remain before Catalonia’s scheduled and already explosive referendum on independence from Spain, and now this.

Jitters Mount Over Prospect of Catalonian Independence

by Don Quijones • Mar 23, 2014 • Comments Off on Jitters Mount Over Prospect of Catalonian Independence

“You’re making a grave mistake,” the CEO of Catalonia’s megabank La Caixa allegedly told Catalonian President Artur Mas. Like many big shots, he’s fretting over the prospect of independence from Spain – an existential threat to the region’s banks.

Attitudes Harden in Spain as Catalonian Independence Referendum Looms

by Don Quijones • Aug 4, 2013 • Comments Off on Attitudes Harden in Spain as Catalonian Independence Referendum Looms

By Don Quijones, Spain: Since last year’s unprecedented protests to mark Catalonia’s national day of independence on September 11th, relations between Rajoy’s administration and Catalonia’s coalition government have soured to the point of curdling. Catalonia’s leader called it a “war of cultures” between the two “countries.”

Spain Is Losing Its People, Catalonia Fights For Independence, And The EU Gets Pushed Into The Conflict

by Wolf Richter • Oct 16, 2012 • 6 Comments

“Do you want Catalonia to become a new state within the European Union?” That may be the question on the referendum that is causing a constitutional crisis in Spain even before the final wording has been decided. Efforts by Artur Mas, President of Catalonia, to pry his region loose from Spain are not only shaking up Spain but are pushing the European Union deeper into the conflict—just as Spain is plunging into a demographic nightmare.

Catalonia Cries for Independence, Spain Might Break Apart, And Its Military Threatens To “Crush” The “Vultures”

by Wolf Richter • Sep 22, 2012 • 9 Comments

Spain has enough problems: a debt crisis, a hangover from a housing bubble, unemployment of over 25%, youth unemployment of over 50%, massive demonstrations against “structural reforms” that the government is trying to implement in its desperate effort to keep its chin above water…. And now it has a new one: the possible breakup of the country. The military has already chosen sides.

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