> Or is Catalonia trying to break from both Spain and the EU? Afaics, they’re not trying to break away from the EU (which wouldn’t make any sense economically)

> Or is Catalonia trying to break from both Spain and the EU? Afaics, they’re not trying to break away from the EU (which wouldn’t make any sense economically), but that may be an unintended side effect. Spain would have to agree to opening talks between a new sovereign country and the eu. I just can’t see that happen.