Spain's Catalonia region turns out in peaceful call for independence

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:24:00 -0500

Spain's Catalonia region, in the northeast part of the country, wants its independence. It's been a goal of many for a while, but with Spain's economy continuing to languish, discord has broken out in visible ways, manifested Tuesday in a march that according to some drew as many as a million people.

Nic

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 01:40:21 -0500

You say Catalonia still needs Madrid because we have recently asked $7 billion to them... But why don't you say a word about the fact that the diference between what we pay to Madrid and what we get back is between $15 billion and $20 billion every year, for the last 30 years?

Instead, it may be Spain who still needs Catalonia!! Sadly, foreign journalists keep asking spanish news agencies to fill in their international pages, instead of trying to get both sides of the story.

PRI: Public Radio International

Spain's Catalonia region turns out in peaceful call for independence

Nic