Is it convenient for Catalonia to be part of Spain Source: Fundació Catalunlya Estat Date: 2011.

1. Is it convenient
for Catalonia
to be part of Spain?

2. Is it convenient for Catalonia to be part of Spain?
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In 1993, Felipe González, ex-prime Minister, helped Barcelona to
lose the possibility of being the seat of the European capital of
medicine.
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In 2003, José Maria Aznar, ex-prime Minister, helped Barcelona to
lose the possibility of being the seat of the European capital of the
food sector.
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The Spanish government refused to ask for EEC financing of the
line 9 of Barcelona underground.
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In 2006, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, ex-prime Minister, refused
to meet the conditions to allow Nissan to build a new automotive
plant in Odena, near Barcelona.
Catalonia lost another €400 millions in new investments. Incredible!
(Source: Ramon Tremosa. Catalunya serà logística o no serà. 2007
and Francesc Sanuy. El Singular Digital: Economia 24.02.2010)
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3. Jordi Pujol, ex-President of Catalonia
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The bridges between Spain and Catalonia are broken.
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We cannot believe in the Spain of today.
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During many years the majority of Catalan citizens had not had
separatist feelings. Before I could find arguments against the
separatist movement, now I fail to find any.
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Becoming independent will not be easy. The other option is very
simple, obliteration. In the light of this, people who would never have
dreamed of doing so, will vote for independence.
(Source: El Temps Nº 1391 del 8.02.2011 i Ara - aracrònicapolítica 26.01.2011)
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4. This political map was published in 1854
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5. No one listened to him
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In this book published in the year 1985 the Catalan political leader
and economist, Ramon Trias Fargas, said:
“From the first day, the Madrid politicians
understood that the most efficient way to keep a
stranglehold on the Catalan autonomy was to
keep it on the bread line, and dry bread at that.
Self-government without money is like having a
car without petrol.
However we have to admit that for different
motives we, the Catalans, have not been able to
combat this strategy”.
(Source: Narració d’una asfíxia premeditada. Ramon Trias Fargas. Editorial Afers 2011)
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6. State policies
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Fiscal and Economic
Education and Research
Health and Social Security
Sport and Culture
Security and Defence
Justice and Law and Order
Trade and Industry
Foreign policy
Etc.
Without a State we cannot have our own policies
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7. With the Castilian mentality, in their project for Spain
there is no room for the welfare or
the economic development of Catalonia
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