Catalonia will remain in the EU if it became independent from Spain

This report was presented this morning on the day Catalunya, "independent state in Europe

Catalonia will remain in the EU if it became independent from Spain.

The study by a professor at Stanford University believes that it should only ask for recognition of their new "status".

A legal report prepared by a professor at Stanford University (USA) concludes that Catalunya would remain within the EU although independent from Spain, since it would apply the concept of "internal extension" within the Community.

This report was presented this morning on the day Catalunya, "independent state in Europe? Was organized by the Cercle d'Estudis Sobiranistes foundation and by the institution Horizonte Europe, and has been inaugurated by President of the Parliament, Ernest Benach.

According to the report, there are "legal and political arguments" that support the concept of the "internal extension" of the Community when territories that are already part of it become independent of their current state.

It also indicates that neither Catalunya and other territories from Spain or other European states such as Scotland (Great Britain) should apply for admission as new members of the EU, they only have to ask for recognition its new status". The report mentioned legal and political arguments applied to interpret the treaties of the European Union, and in this sense, indicates that the international practice shows that in cases of "succession of States", the policy developments set the legal reality and not vice versa.

The professor acknowledges, however, that in the EU now there is no legislation governing internal succession, so there is a situation of a "legal vacuum" before which he would have to apply "the rules of customary international law".

The report suggests ways to "pave the way for internal expansion, such as preparing the "Catalan founding documents" -Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and submission to the European Court of Arbitration.






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