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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
Spain's government kicks off a crisis cabinet meeting as it prepares to seize powers from Catalonia's separatist government in a bid to stop the north eastern region's independence drive. The meeting, according to the prime minister's office, aims to decide on specific powers it wants to take away from the wealthy north eastern region, which currently enjoys wide autonomy including control over its own policing, education and healthcare. IMAGES
San Jose, Jun 11 (EFE).- The Prime Minister of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, made a call to Morocco Friday to overcome the diplomatic crisis between the two countries and resume dialogue and cooperation.Sánchez made that appeal in the press conference held with the president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, after the meeting of both countries in San Jose. (Camera: CARLOS LEMOS).SHOT LIST: SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ SPEAKS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER THIS MEETING WITH COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT CARLOS ALVARADO IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA.SOUND BITE: SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: There are many more things that unite us than those that separate us and we have to promote a constructive agenda that will make us resume that dialogue, that cooperation that for many years has characterized Spain and Morocco.
The EU calls for "full respect of the Spanish constitutional order", after Catalan leaders said they had a mandate to declare independence but put it on hold to allow dialogue. SOUNDBITE
Spain's prime minister calls on Catalan separatists to stop their "escalation of radicalism and disobedience" as thousands protest in Barcelona over the detention of regional officials ahead of a banned independence referendum. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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