WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: No European Homage To Catalonia? “The effects of the euro crisis on European finances are well-documented, but now it is stirring up longstanding ethnic crises as well. In Spain, more than 600,000 Catalan protesters have taken to the streets calling for more autonomy for their region, which has long been the economic powerhouse of Spain. Catalonian separatism has a long history, but many Catalans are flocking to the movement in response to government programs that effectively transfer funds from wealthy Catalonia to more profligate regions of Spain. Catalan President Artur Mas has called for regional elections to be held two years early, which doesn’t bode well for national unity. He had some particularly strong words for the government in Madrid. . . . In Europe, it seems, things just keep getting worse.”