Newsletter Newsletters Events Events Podcasts Videos Africanews
Loader
Latest
Trending
Latest stories
Europe
Categories
Programmes
Featured
World
Categories
Programmes
Featured
EU Policy
Business
Categories
Programmes
Featured
Travel
Categories
Programmes
Next
Categories
Programmes
Featured
Culture
Categories
Programmes
Green
Categories
Programmes
Featured
Health
Categories
Programmes
Euroviews
Videos
More
Special coverage
Partner content
Services
Newsletter Newsletters Events Events Podcasts Videos Africanews
Loader
Find Us
Flipboard Instagram Linkedin
Advertisement

Catalonia to hold independence vote next year, says regional leader

Catalonia to hold independence vote next year, says regional leader
Copyright 
By Euronews
Published on
Share this article Comments
Share this article Close Button
Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copy to clipboard Copied

The President of Catalonia has said the Spanish region will hold a referendum on secession in 2017, whether the central government in Madrid agrees or not.

ADVERTISEMENT

The President of Catalonia has said the Spanish region will hold a referendum on secession in 2017, whether the central government in Madrid agrees or not.

Carles Puigdemont told the Catalan parliament he was open to discussions with the Spanish administration, but would, nonetheless, hold the vote next September. Madrid has consistently opposed any such ballot in the north-eastern region.

Go to accessibility shortcuts
Share this article Comments

Read more

Storm forces Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona port

Flotilla departs Barcelona in bid to break Gaza blockade

Protesters accuse Castile and León of mishandling deadly wildfires