Katalonien Von der Unabhängigkeitsillusion zur Zwangsverwaltung

Despite a ban by the Spanish Supreme Court, the Catalan regional government held a referendum on independence from Spain on 1 October. Around 90% of voters favored independence, but participation was only 43%. The proclamation of independence was followed by the forced administration by the headquarters. With the promise of salvation of self-determination, the previous rights of the autonomous region of Catalonia were lost. In a populist manner, an illusion of independence was fostered, which both exaggerated its own economic potency and tax outflows towards Madrid headquarters, and described the whereabouts in the EU as an independent country in a naïve manner as unproblematic.