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>That is not going to happen for Catalunya.

Which makes think about the ramifications for the future of the EU with a yes vote in the referendum.

A relatively prosperous region in on the European subcontinent that agrees to succeed will embroil the EU with more political and economic turmoil than it already has, and open the subcontinent up to more non EU influence.

Might be a boon for multinational corporations and some governments who have something to gain from a weaker EU.

At least something tells me that the recent former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the US State Dept words from a leaked phone conversation on the EU a couple years ago probably stands true today of the perspective some powerful people have in the world on the EU…