The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Spanish economy and the Basque disintegration manifestations in the north of the country

The article deals with the impact of the global lockdown on the Spanish economy. The potential of disintegration manifestations within the country is revealed as a result of restrictions introduced during the pandemic of the new coronavirus. The study provides a comparative analysis of the level of economic development of Spain in the European integration system. One of the basic economic prerequisites for disintegration manifestations in Spain is determined, consisting in the unevenness of economic development both at the macroregional level and within the framework of the analyzed economy. The economic situation in Spain, which has been deteriorating in recent years, is one of the manifestations of interstate differences in economic development in the EU. A comparative analysis of the block of macroeconomic indicators that characterize a deeper economic shock in Spain as a result of the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic, in comparison with the EU countries as a whole, is carried out. The conclusion is made about the weak stability of the Spanish economy to systemic crises, which is one of the prerequisites for disintegration tendencies within the country. Risks of aggravation of the contradictions between Madrid and the Basque Country in the context of the systemic crisis of 2020-2021 are substantiated.