Posted on 09/17/2013 9:45:53 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Catalonia’s bid for independence from Spain hit another obstacle after the European Commission said any breakaway territory would not be part of the EU.
“If one part of a territory of a member state decides to separate, the separated part isn’t a member of the European Union,” the European Commission’s Spanish vice-president, Joaquin Almunia, said on Monday (16 September) at a conference in Barcelona, reports the Wall Street Journal. …
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Win - win!
Out of a pro-EU Catalan “independence” movement?
No - if they are left out of EU and Spanish socialism.
That isn’t what the “independence”-mongers have planned, unfortunately.
"If one part of a territory of a member state decides to separate, the separated part isn’t a member of the European Union," the European Commission's Spanish vice-president, Joaquin Almunia, said on MondayIOW, Spain could block Catalonia from joining, but practically speaking, that would hurt Spain more than Catalonia.
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