Barcelona and Madrid: Growing Tensions

... research of public opinion shows that it was precisely the uncompromising rigid policy of the central Government that sparked separatism among the larger portion of Catalans. The Spanish Government received an unequivocal message: It has to resume the ... ... the improvement of various areas of the region’s situation) and start looking for a constructive solution to the “Catalan issue”. Spanish experts think that under the current circumstances it would take a series of meetings and consultations ...