Madrid
Four years after the unsuccessful declaration of independence in Catalonia, and six months after the early release of the main politicians from the illegal referendum, the debate has moved to the rich region of Spain.
From self-determination to the protection of the language.
From sovereignty to education, from amnesty to successful films and series.
As if nationalism, after the failure of the 2017 strategy, fell back on its fundamental cultural and identity base… Without the tensions between Madrid and Barcelona disappearing for all that.
Two disputes risk causing yet another legal and political imbroglio, or even endanger the Spanish budget.
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The school controversy illustrates well the functioning of a very decentralized Spain and of a Catalonia ruled by nationalists during 37 of the 44 years of democracy.
The autonomous community has been practicing a so-called linguistic immersion model for 40 years.
Clearly, almost all
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