2017/10/28 · The situation first escalated on Oct. 1, when nearly 90% of Catalonian voters backed independence from Spain in a controversial and disputed referendum. Catalonia officials say turnout was about ...

2017/11/1 · Why does Catalonia want Independence? There is no single reason for Catalonia’s desire to break away from Spain. The reasons range from a unique culture and identity to economic factors and even a sense of alienation. The past few weeks have been tense for Spain. Catalonia, which is one of the country’s most prosperous region, has declared ...

In the midst of a globalised world, Catalonia is an example of a people committed to dialogue, united in active civic-mindedness, a popular culture of great wealth and a high-class scientific culture. This is our inner strength. One could describe Catalonia as a catalyst of entrepreneurship and contribution-based humanism.

2017/10/15 · Why does Catalonia want independence? Close Why is there a Catalan crisis? The answer is in its past, as Europe correspondent Gavin Lee explains. Published 16 October 2017 Section BBC News ...

2017/9/7 · But why does the region want to break away from the rest of Spain? History Catalonia’s distinct history goes back to the early Middle Ages, with …

2019/10/18 · Catalonia's pro-independence leaders then went ahead with a full referendum on 1 October 2017, which was also declared illegal by Spain's constitutional court. Organisers said 90% of …

In 2014 there was an unofficial referendum (with an estimated turn out of 37-41%) on independence in which 80 per cent of voters said they wanted Catalonia to …

As for the reasons why, I can give you three broad ones. Catalonia is one of Spain’s most populous and richest regions. The gap between what Catalans pay in taxes and what they get back in services is around €8bn-10bn a year, something that got worse following the recession and the austerity measures implemented in the wake of the crisis of 2008-2009.

The Catalan independence movement (Catalan: independentisme català; [a] Spanish: independentismo catalán) is a social and political movement (with roots in Catalan nationalism) which seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain.The beginnings of separatism in Catalonia can be traced back to regionalist and nationalist movements of the mid–19th …

2019/10/14 · Calls for independence grew as Spain endured a painful and protracted economic crisis. Artur Mas, the then Catalan president, switched to supporting independence in 2011 at a time of widespread ...