Europe’s Regional Revolts
Growing calls for independence in Catalonia and Scotland are symptomatic of conditions not only in Spain and the UK, but also in the EU as a whole. Whatever its roots in old grievances, secessionism, it seems, is a logical extension of Europe's ongoing financial crisis.
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MADRID – In both Catalonia and Scotland, calls for independence are growing once again – an indication of conditions not only in Spain and the United Kingdom, but in the European Union as a whole. Indeed, the EU’s weakness in confronting its financial crisis both reflects and reinforces the erosion of its raison d'être – political integration. Whatever its roots in old grievances, secessionism, it seems, is a painful symptom of this degenerative process.