Representatives of towns in Catalonia hold banners on November 10, 2009 at EU headquarters in Brussels to demand the right to hold a referendum to determine whether the northeastern region of Catalonia should be independent of Spain. Several local autorities of Catalonia are currently working on whether or not to support referendums on independence on December 13, 2009, a date proposed by local groups. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

Representatives of towns in Catalonia hold banners on November 10, 2009 at EU headquarters in Brussels to demand the right to hold a referendum to determine whether the northeastern region of Catalonia should be independent of Spain. Several local autorities of Catalonia are currently working on whether or not to support referendums on independence on December 13, 2009, a date proposed by local groups.

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