CATALONIA INDEPENDENCE
CATALONIA INDEPENDENCE
The Catalonia independence movement is a political movement which is derived from Catalan Nationalism. Catalonia independence have strong roots from past 19th century that Catalonia is nation which is derived from contemporary political and cultural ideology based on the history of Catalonia that is the Catalan language and tradition. The starting of the separatism can be seen from early 20th century, when some organization and political parties started demanding for full independence from Spain and that is mainly because of the Franco regime’s oppression of Spanish and Catalan people and culture which helped the movement in getting more sympathizers. There was a debate going on from long time that Catalonia will be a member of European Union after getting separated from Spain or not? Recently the European Commission in Brussels announced that if Catalonia gets independence and gets separated from Spain then it will no longer be a part of the European Union.
There were line of event which made the Catalonia independence a strong movement:-
On 10th July 2010 Catalan autonomy protest happened in central Barcelona which was a demonstration against the limits set to the autonomy of Catalonia within Spain. The estimated number of people who took part in the demonstration was around 1.1 million according to the local police. It was described as one of the biggest protest march that had ever occurred in Catalonia. The protest led by a banner with slogan in Catalan saying “Som una nacio. Nosaltres decidim”. In English “We are a nation. We decide”. Many believed that this was a turning point in relation between Catalonia and Spain.
In 2012 Catalonia independence demonstration which was organized by the Catalan National Assembly had argued that Catalonia should become an independent state within the European Union. Under the slogan “Catalonia, new state in Europe”. The estimated participants in the demonstration were about 1.5 million
The Catalonia independence movement is a political movement which is derived from Catalan Nationalism. Catalonia independence have strong roots from past 19th century that Catalonia is nation which is derived from contemporary political and cultural ideology based on the history of Catalonia that is the Catalan language and tradition. The starting of the separatism can be seen from early 20th century, when some organization and political parties started demanding for full independence from Spain and that is mainly because of the Franco regime’s oppression of Spanish and Catalan people and culture which helped the movement in getting more sympathizers. There was a debate going on from long time that Catalonia will be a member of European Union after getting separated from Spain or not? Recently the European Commission in Brussels announced that if Catalonia gets independence and gets separated from Spain then it will no longer be a part of the European Union.
There were line of event which made the Catalonia independence a strong movement:-
On 10th July 2010 Catalan autonomy protest happened in central Barcelona which was a demonstration against the limits set to the autonomy of Catalonia within Spain. The estimated number of people who took part in the demonstration was around 1.1 million according to the local police. It was described as one of the biggest protest march that had ever occurred in Catalonia. The protest led by a banner with slogan in Catalan saying “Som una nacio. Nosaltres decidim”. In English “We are a nation. We decide”. Many believed that this was a turning point in relation between Catalonia and Spain.
In 2012 Catalonia independence demonstration which was organized by the Catalan National Assembly had argued that Catalonia should become an independent state within the European Union. Under the slogan “Catalonia, new state in Europe”. The estimated participants in the demonstration were about 1.5 million