9 minutes agoIndependent Catalonia won't be an EU member
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Pierre Moscovic, European Economic Affairs Commissioner, said today that Catalonia, if it is declared independent by breaking away from Spain, would not be a member of the European Union. The European Union only recognises a member state that is Spain. But we are not in an imaginary world, for there is not really [...]
Pierre Moscovic, European Economic Affairs Commissioner, said today that Catalonia, if it is declared independent by breaking away from Spain, would not be a member of the European Union.
The European Union only recognises a member state that is Spain. But we are not in an imaginary world, because there is really no Catalan independence”, he responded to reporters.
The former French Socialist minister described this clash between Madrid and Barcelona as a painful issue that must be resolved by the Spaniards.
The “is neither in Brussels nor Paris, it is not out there that this situation will be resolved”, he stressed, promoting dialogue and easing the situation.
Meanwhile Spain has been living through the harshest crisis since the return of democracy, while the Spanish Constitutional Court again thwarted the efforts of the Catalonian leaders today, suspending the parliamentary session scheduled for Monday, during which independence was expected.
