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Spain PM meets with separatist Catalan leader to mend ties Catalonia

Spain PM meets with separatist Catalan leader to mend ties

View photosSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, shakes hands with Catalan regional President Quim Torra at the Palace of the Generalitat, the headquarter of the Government of Catalonia, in Barcelona, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Spanish government and leaders of the Catalonia region will…
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February 6, 2020
Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon to give indyref2 update on Brexit Day Catalonia

Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon to give indyref2 update on Brexit Day

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNicola Sturgeon: Independence referendum must be 'legal and legitimate'Scotland's first minister has warned there are "no shortcuts" to indyref2 as she urged her party to patiently build the case for independence.In a speech in Edinburgh, Ms Sturgeon stressed that she still wants…
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January 31, 2020
Spain’s PM postpones talks on Catalonia until after regional election Catalonia

Spain’s PM postpones talks on Catalonia until after regional election

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's government said on Thursday it will begin talks on resolving the Catalan political conflict before elections are held in the region, walking back an earlier decision to postpone the negotiations until after the polls.The talks were a precondition for left-wing separatist party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya…
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January 30, 2020
In Bid to Reinvigorate Independence Drive, Spain’s Catalonia Gets Set for Snap Regional Election Catalonia

In Bid to Reinvigorate Independence Drive, Spain’s Catalonia Gets Set for Snap Regional Election

BARCELONA - The pro-independence head of the Catalonian government said on Wednesday he planned to call a snap regional election in a move that could have a major impact on Spain's national politics. Quim Torra cited distrust in his coalition partner in the regional government and said he wanted to…
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January 29, 2020
Catalan pro-independence leader Torra promises snap election, refuses to give up seat over disobedience charges Catalonia

Catalan pro-independence leader Torra promises snap election, refuses to give up seat over disobedience charges

Catalan leader Quim Torra, who has kept his seat as the region’s president despite a court decision to bar him from public office, has called for a snap election. Torra was found guilty of disobeying electoral rules over his pro-independence actions.“Once the budgets have been approved in Parliament, I will…
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January 29, 2020
An independent Scotland isn’t ready for EU membership. It needs a constitution first ǀ View Catalonia

An independent Scotland isn’t ready for EU membership. It needs a constitution first ǀ View

In the general election of December 2019, the Scottish National Party (SNP) achieved a very good result and now considers itself even more entitled to pursue Scottish independence to avoid ‘Scotland being dragged out of the EU’ in the long run, starting with a second independence referendum in the near…
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January 29, 2020