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Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy meets Wednesday with the leader of the Socialist Party Pedro Sanchez for discussions on forming a new government after repeat legislative elections two weeks ago returned the conservative Popular Party as the main party in parliament but without an absolute majority. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez say they have agreed a common position on how to respond to a brewing trade dispute with Washington over alleged protectionism. SOUNDBITE
Slovakia's president is to ask Deputy Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini to form a new government after the premier said he would resign following a public backlash over an investigative journalist's murder. IMAGES
Catalonia's regional government hold a meeting at the Generalitat Palace in Barcelona as Spain's conservative government this week seeks authorization from the Senate to enforce direct rule on Catalonia. IMAGES
At a press conference alongside Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker announced that the EU and Japan have in principle agreed an Economic Partnership Agreement. SOUNDBITE