The current Spanish government has found itself under fire from all sides, including opposition leaders and Catalan nationalists.
Author: Angel Smith
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October 1 witnessed scenes of brutality on the streets of Barcelona as Spanish police tried to stop people from voting in a referendum on Catalan independence called by the Catalan autonomous government, graphically demonstrating the inability of Spain’s political actors to find a political solution to Catalan demands for either great autonomy or independence.
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Claims by the Spanish government that an independent Catalonia would find itself outside the EU–backed by the institutions of the EU itself–have no doubt given a significant number of Catalans pause.
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Although unofficial, the Catalan referendum has raised several questions about Catalonia’s future and its relationship with political forces in Madrid.
