Spain's economic crisis sparks Catalonia independence drive(视频)
<p><span word="Spain">Spain</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Catalonia">Catalonia</span>. <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 25 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solidify">solidify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span>, <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Polls">Polls</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="confirms">confirms</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>.</p><p>“ <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="Catalonia">Catalonia</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Mariana">Mariana</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supporter">supporter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Catalonia">Catalonia</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Catalan">Catalan</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Manuel">Manuel</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Catalonia">Catalonia</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="Catalonia">Catalonia</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Paulina">Paulina</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="evident">evident</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="balconies">balconies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Catalan">Catalan</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="stripes">stripes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="triangle">triangle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="star">star</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="banner">banner</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="appearing">appearing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="flag">flag</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="Catalonia">Catalonia</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>.</p>
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