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Case Study → Catalonia in the EU

Context

● Catalonia is an autonomous region of Spain
○ Many speak Catalan and the region has its own traditions and foods
● Autonomy has existed in the 1930s, but Catalonia and Barcelona sided with the losing Republicans during the Spanish civil war: The victorious Nationalists ended the dreams of Catalan independence
● In 1979, the new democratic gov of Spain recognised Catalonians as a separate nationality within the Spanish state but only granted autonomy, not independence

Demanding
Independence

● Demands for independence grew • a huge pro-independence demonstration occurred between 2013 and 2014
● In a 2017 referendum, Catalonia in NE Spain voted to become independent, but spain declared the referendum illegal (90% of the votes were to leave Spain w/ a 43% total turnout)
○ The gov in Madrid stood firm (no EU state recognised the result as valid), and independence was not achieved
○ Some leaders of the Catalan separatist movement were put on trial, and others fled the country
■ Today, support for independence runs at 40-50% so the issue is by no means settled

                                                         Catalonia referendum*

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