Catalonia: Percent Vote and Eu

catalonia: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has made it clear Brussels will only respect a vote for independence if it is held in line with the Spanish Constitution, according to The Japan Times. EU members will not recognize Catalonia as a state if it is created in violation of the law and particularly the Spanish Constitution, European law expert Jean-Claude Piris said. Brussels has stuck to its line that an independent Catalonia would automatically be out and have to reapply to join, but some experts say pragmatism may yet trump dogma. ; Would the EU recognize Catalonia Last weekend's referendum produced a 90 percent vote for secession, but because it was held in defiance of Spain's Constitutional Court rulings that it was unlawful, from the EU's point of view it amounts to a deeply flawed mandate. Prodi doctrine' The EU's treaties do not specifically state what happens if part of a member state secedes, but since 2004 the commission has stuck to the Prodi doctrine, named after former President Romano Prodi. Membership talks for Catalonia will likely be different from those currently underway for candidate countries such as the Balkan states and Turkey, which have to harmonize their legislation and foreign policy as well as bring human rights standards up to EU standards. This says that a region breaking away from a member state will automatically cease to be part of the EU on the day of its independence, and will have to follow the usual membership process to rejoin. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

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