Territorial Border Disputes in Spain, the Leading State in Western Europe

Abstract

The purpose of the article - is to study the territorial border disputes in Spain, one of the Western European countries, to study the experience of applying the principle of territorial integrity of this country, to systematically study, analyze and draw generalized conclusions on the impact of these disputes on the other European countries based on important sources.
 It is used the systematic research method, various research methods of systematic research are applied on the basis of an eclectic approach. Sources and literature on the dispute were collected, systematized, commented on, analyzed, and summarized.
 When it comes to the scientific novelty of the article, it can be said that in Spain, which suffers the most from separatism in Europe, attempts have been made to look at territorial border issues through the prism of the modern constitutional acts and the legal problems it raises, along with their historical roots, and the existing ethnopolitical issues in Spain and the mechanisms for their solution have been studied in detail.
 Conclusion. Many Western European countries have territorial units seeking independence, as well as various ethnic, national, religious groups and marginal minorities.
 In today's world, ethnic nationalism has been considered a major factor in the emergence of internal conflicts in many nation-states. Spain is also one of those countries facing the issue of ethnic nationalism. Catalonia, the Basque Country, and other problems not only undermine Spain's territorial integrity but are also seen as a major threat to the European Union as a matter of disintegration. Although the Spanish government has stated that it will never give up the country's integrity, it does not rule out granting additional rights to the region. The article seeks to look at territorial border problems in Spain, which suffers more from separatism in Western Europe than in other countries, through their historical roots, the current constitutional acts, and the legal problems it raises. In particular, a comparative analysis has been made of the extent to which the European Union's position on this issue is compatible with common European values.