Nationalisms and regionalisms of Spain

The European Commission remained silent on Tuesday (26 September) when confronted with the news that Spanish authorities had shut down websites that provide information about this weekend’s Catalan independence referendum. A vote that Spain still maintains is illegal.

Spanish citizens in the region of Catalonia are going to the polls Sunday in what are officially local elections, but are described as a’ quasi-referendum’ on whether the area will demand independence from the Spanish government.