wrote on Apr 13^th, 2013 at 4:54pm:

I thought Spain ( Catalonia ) was part of the EU.  If not someone has the bearings wrong.

No doubt there Skibob,the question on EU membership may arise if Catalonia were to achieve independence from Spain.I believe they would then need to apply to the EU for membership as a Sovereign State.At this present time i also believe both the current Governments of Spain & the UK may well vote against any membership application from Catalonia.