Catalonia.

Over a year ago, the editorial board of the I Regional Science, Policy and Practice i ( I RSPP i ) journal thought that the independence movement (or, in a broader sense, the "right to decide" the relationship to be maintained with the rest of the Spanish state), which is happening in Catalonia, was relevant enough to prepare this Special Issue. As Wagner and Marin point out in their paper, "the Catalan question has become the EU's most serious territorial integrity crisis in recent years and its effect on the perceptions of the European Union remains largely unstudied". Although it is very difficult to specify percentages, without a specific referendum about that, the population of residents in Catalonia who, according to the surveys, seem to want to exercise the "right to decide" (without necessarily meaning that they are in favour of independence) revolves around 70%-80%, while the supporters of independence are around 45%-55%. [Extracted from the article]