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Barcelona, whose airport expansion project has been cancelled, and port still lacking a specialised freight trail connection (Photo: Mike McBey/Flickr)

Weaponising transport in the Spain vs Catalonia saga

The politicisation of transport in Spain is an accurate reflection of how nationalistic pride and a fear of a decentralisation of power overrules logic in the country's policymaking.

The transport sector and infrastructure is and has been governed in a centralised military-style fashion - despite the implications of such on the environment and economy.

The most recent example, in September, was a three-way row between the Catalan government (the Generalitat), Aena, and the centra...

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Tom Canetti is a freelance journalist in Barcelona, focussing on corruption, conflict, macroeconomics, and political developments in Catalonia and the EU.

Barcelona, whose airport expansion project has been cancelled, and port still lacking a specialised freight trail connection (Photo: Mike McBey/Flickr)

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Tom Canetti is a freelance journalist in Barcelona, focussing on corruption, conflict, macroeconomics, and political developments in Catalonia and the EU.

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