The Economist (U.K.) reports on the burgeoning independence movement in Catalonia, centered on Barcelona. Many in the wealthy region want independence from Spain. Many yes, but maybe not quite a majority.
A good indication of the movement's strength will come in the elections to be held on Sunday, September 27, the day after tomorrow. A group of pro-independence parties have offered a joint slate of candidates for the regional parliament. If they win a majority, they promise to declare independence in spring, 2017.
If they are successful, expect the Scots nationalists to take another shot at independence, maybe Belgium's Flemish will have a go, too. The EU remains clueless in the face of this chip-on-the-shoulder regionalism.
