Spain: thaw in relations between the government and the Catalan executive

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez with the President of the Catalan region, Pere Aragonès, on May 6, 2022 in Barcelona.

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The dialogue resumed between Madrid and Barcelona this Friday, July 15.

The head of the Spanish government Pedro Sánchez and the president of the Catalan region Pere Aragonès met for the first time since the affair of the massive tapping of the separatists via the Pegasus software.

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With our correspondent in Barcelona,

Thawing of relations between Barcelona and Madrid, three months after

which revealed the massive espionage of Catalan separatists by the Spanish secret services.

Catalan President Pere Aragonès was received this Friday in Madrid by the head of the Spanish executive, Pedro Sánchez, who pledged to collaborate in the legal processes opened by the separatists about these wiretappings.

This response seems to satisfy Pere Aragonès who broke off relations in April.

Both have also granted the resumption of dialogue with the Madrid-Barcelona bilateral commission which will meet at the end of July.

This negotiating table has not taken place since September 2021 and aims to resolve the political conflict between them.

Hopes for concrete progress

This time, it should bring together all the coalition parties.

On the table, there will be several subjects including the reform of the crime of sedition - which could help ex-president

to return to the country - and the diversion of the conflict will be discussed.

The Catalans have already warned that they expect something concrete from Madrid this time around.

►Also read: Analysis - Divided internally, the Catalan separatists are waiting for better days

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