Spains de Guindos Says Catalonias Independence Push Is Doomed

[brooklynite]

Source: Bloomberg

Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos ruled out any sort of mediated talks with separatist leaders and said Catalan banks have signaled they may move out of the region if the push for independence continues.

Speaking on Thursday in a Bloomberg Television interview, de Guindos slammed the Catalan administration for its illegal actions and said independence is out of the question. Spain has nothing to discuss with the secessionists until rule of law is restored, he said. The instability may persuade Catalan banks to shift out of the region, he added.

“They have indicated that if this process goes on, they are totally open to relocating their headquarters to other places in Spain,” de Guindos said. “This is a clear indication of how insane is the regional government of Catalonia.”

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont on Wednesday night called for outside mediators to help broker a settlement with the Spanish government and said the regional government in Barcelona will soon apply the results of Sunday’s makeshift vote. He stopped short of saying how or when he would trigger the process to leave Spain.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-05/spain-s-de-guindos-says-catalonia-s-independence-push-is-doomed

[geardaddy]

1. This is also happening in response to the Catalans' drive for independence

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/world/europe/catalan-independence-referendum.html

Personally, I support their struggle, but it should be by legal means. Unfortunately, the Spanish in power won't allow for a referendum.

[itcfish]

4. I Believe There is a Provision

in the Constitution for this to happen legally, it is a process that has to be voted on in Parliment. But please keep in mind that Catalonia has full autonomy now.

[Johnyawl]

2. The Catalans might want to look at recent history...

...for all of the bloodshed over 52 years the Basque region is still a part of Spain.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. I'm sure the Basques are watching this with great interest.

As are the Kurds, who might want to carve a country out of parts of Iraq and Turkey

[Johnyawl]

5. Right about the Basques...

...Which is why Spain won't let this happen.

The Kurds have a much bigger problem. There are significant Kurdish minorities in Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. And those four countries will work together to deny the Kurds an independent nation.