On Sunday, 1 October 2017, the Spanish region of Catalonia held a referendum on independence, despite fierce opposition from the central government, which declared it illegal.

In framework of our new series Talk Europe! we talked with Carmen Claudín, fellow at Barcelona Centre for International Affairs about the Referendum and its implications.

This text and video is published under the Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. The name of the author/rights holder should be mentioned as followed. Author: Jovana Trifunovic and Igor Bararon / tippingpoint.net. Cover picture: Concentration anti-independence in the Sant Jaume square, Barcelona. Photo: Carles Desfilis / Alamy Stock Photo

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Insight and commentary on contemporary European issues. Catalonia to Russia, politics to art: on relevant topics with the right people. New perspectives and new space for public debate.