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EU commission: Catalonia must leave EU if it leaves Spain
EU Observer ^ | 17.09.2013 @ 09:12 | Nikolaj Nielsen

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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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: basques; catalonia; europeanunion; eussr; independence; nato; spain
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To: Olog-hai

Win - win!


21 posted on 09/17/2013 2:11:25 PM PDT by LucianOfSamasota (Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
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To: LucianOfSamasota

Out of a pro-EU Catalan “independence” movement?


22 posted on 09/17/2013 2:18:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

No - if they are left out of EU and Spanish socialism.


23 posted on 09/17/2013 2:28:56 PM PDT by LucianOfSamasota (Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
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To: LucianOfSamasota

That isn’t what the “independence”-mongers have planned, unfortunately.


24 posted on 09/17/2013 2:29:50 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Thanks Olog-hai.
"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
IOW, Spain could block Catalonia from joining, but practically speaking, that would hurt Spain more than Catalonia.


25 posted on 09/17/2013 5:20:00 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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