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EU warns Catalonia independence means leaving bloc

The EU warned that Catalonia would automatically drop out of the EU bloc and would have to apply for re-admission if it seceded from Spain.

18.09.2015

(AFP) The EU warned that Catalonia would automatically drop out of the EU bloc and would have to apply for re-admission if it seceded from Spain.

"If part of a member state ceases to be part of that state, because of the territory becoming an independent state, the (EU treaties) would no longer apply to that territory," European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said when asked about the possible consequences of a September 27 regional vote in Catalonia.