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Spain, no doubt about it.

• philwelch 12y ago
  If for no other reason but to tighten their grip on their own national minorities. The Basques and Catalans would have a viable case for independence if they could be EU members and most Western nations are founded on the principle of self-determination. Should Spain continue on its present course of denying self-determination to the Basque Country and Catalonia, they will reject the basic values that the EU is founded upon. I'm not necessarily saying this as an advocate of Basque or Catalan independence. That is a question for the Basque and Catalan people. But a modern, moral, Western country would at least allow a binding referendum, as the UK has done in Scotland and as Canada did in Quebec. If Catalonia has a referendum and they choose to stay part of Spain, that is their choice. But the Spanish government refuses to grant them that choice.
  • youngtaff 12y ago
    I understand the independence movements but I don't understand why Scotland, or Catalan what independence only to become part of the even more un-representative EU. I'm sure EU policy makers on the other hand love small regions becoming independent and wanting to join the EU as they're easier to push around.
    • TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
      Scotland and Catalonia are already in the EU (as part of the UK, and as part of Spain, respectively). They must already implement EU laws. Independence cuts out the middleman and allows them to have a voice in the discussions around EU policy rather than having to implement laws they had no say in.
    • euccastro 12y ago
      It's not like they're having a lot of trouble pushing around Spain either...