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Brussel·les es mou - Cartes creuades - VilaWeb

Brussels moves

I have spent the last few days in Brussels. With the opportunity to have many conversations and discussions with friends and acquaintances from various countries. Interesting. We do not ask, for example, what happens when it happens in Catalonia. And the 'when' so insistent seems very significant. I would even say that the Spanish here I found how much resigned. A year ago now seems irritated and take it all that much more philosophy. Were used in the other, the other countries I mean, do not stop to ask them them too. That's 'when'. A year ago they were obsessed with the debate Saltara the border. But now I see that there is no way to stop it.

This week, by the way, something has gone very important that the Spanish press has tried to diminish as much as it could. The EU has started negotiations for a bilateral agreement Kossove association and stabilization. This is not an agreement to enter the Union, only an agreement to create a common economic space but what is interesting is that so far everyone who even claimed that Spain would veto it.

However, the Union has a surprising reaction. The Union has invoked the Lisbon Treaty giving legal for the first time ever negotiated regardless Member States. This means that states should not ratify the agreement and, therefore, can not veto Spain.

It is a masterful play. Typical of the European Union. Clearly the Spaniards, after the initial shock, have tried changing speech and say that they gain from this move because this will not recognize Kossove - which would have made if indirectly ratified the agreement. Something had to say, of course. Because the truth is that the precedent is egregious. They have spent months arguing that Veta permanence of Catalonia in the EU and suddenly encounter that can not veto or Kossove, oh gosh ...

Brussels moves. Vet here.