Catalan secession crisis: Is separation the destiny of Europe?

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Catalonia's independence declaration from Spain is the latest attempt by a region belonging to a bigger country to start a new story as an independent State. This political and constitutional crisis in Spain has many months in the making, and the central government based in Madrid tackled the secession attempt with haste, declaring the newborn Catalan Government illegal and dissolving the Catalan Parliament. The Catalan Republic has got no international recognition, with 58 countries issuing official statements of No recognition and supporting Spain. Only the dictatorial governments of North Korea and Venezuela have publicly issued support messages to the newborn republic (although they have not officially recognized Catalonia as an independent state). Catalonia is far from being the only region with a popular desire to go independent from a bigger country. Some other examples are Yorkshire and Scotland in the UK, Basque Country which is half in Spain and half in France, North Kosovo, Galicia and Valencia (also Spain provinces) among some others. This tendency shows an opposite tendency from the last two decades of the 20th century when Europe was all about union and integration into one big region with the same laws, same currency and no borders among countries. So what is really going on in Europe? What is the real sentiment of people beyond whatever elites and politicians think is best for the region? Let's discuss!