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Spain will prevent “digital republic” in Catalonia

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Re: Spain will prevent “digital republic” in Catalonia

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Slightly off topic, but is there a good, short summary of why Catalonia wants to separate from Spain? I would think this would enhance the standing of the EU as it weakens the power of one of its larger members. Heck, wouldn’t it be in the interest of nefarious EU types to have countries like Spain, Italy, Germany, and France and their regions/states/departments become member States or autonomous regions within the EU?

Or is Catalonia trying to break from both Spain and the EU?

Re: Spain will prevent “digital republic” in Catalonia

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The article isn't going deep enough in the details.

> In summer 2018, Puigneró said Catalonia must create "a digital nation in the form of a republic" ahead of implementing the Catalan Republic in "physical form."

By allowing Catalonian citizens or Catalonian administration to host data outside the EU ? How does that create a digital nation when your limbs are all over the world in an ethereal form ? I don't understand what's going on.

Re: Spain will prevent “digital republic” in Catalonia

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post #4

Slightly off topic, but is there a good, short summary of why Catalonia wants to separate from Spain? I would think this would enhance the standing of the EU as it weakens the power of one of its larger members. Heck, wouldn’t it be in the interest of nefarious EU types to have countries like Spain, Italy, Germany, and France and their regions/states/departments become member States or autonomous regions within the E…

It's something similar to north/south Italy: they are tired of sharing their monies with the poorer regions of Spain, which they regard as lazy and stupid.

Re: Spain will prevent “digital republic” in Catalonia

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Translation: Spain will enforce the law that says that citizen data must be kept in servers in the EU instead of digital havens, which is what the Catalan government is doing.

>Spain will enforce the law Spain will create that law

Which strikes me as odd, because I recall there is a European law that says that personal data of European citizens must remain within the EU.
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