Tarragona town wants to leave Catalunya and join Aragón
Saturday, July 22, 2017 @ 8:30 PM
A TOWN in the province of Tarragona wants to leave Catalunya and join the neighbouring region of Aragón, and has called an extraordinary general meeting of the town council to discuss the 'move'.
Batea town council says it has 'suffered a long history of discrimination' by the regional government of Catalunya, and cites just two examples – not enough places granted in elderly residential homes, and three wind farms 'forced' on the town against its will.
Mayor Joaquim Paladella said on Tuesday that he planned to call a referendum which, if backed sufficiently by residents, could lead to the regional borders being shifted on the map.
The idea led to so much media attention over the ensuing days that local authorities have called an open meeting with residents and the public to go through the finer details.
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