Ettore Messina

Basketball coach

“I don’t know all the details but what is clear from outside [Catalonia] is that one thing is what laws say, and another thing is the power of the people. We live in a world where we must look for solutions to protect the rights of minorities in a political way and not in an aggressive one. Catalonia has a history, a language and an identity. A time should come when both sides sit down together and find solutions. They cannot ignore the fact that over one million people demonstrated on the streets of Catalonia. I don’t know the precise legal details but I don’t understand why Catalonia cannot be a normal country.” 18.05.14