Pardoned Catalan pro-independence leaders leave prison in Spain
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Pardoned Catalan pro-independence leaders leave prison in Spain
Nine separatists pardoned by the Spanish government walked free from prison on Wednesday, where they were serving lengthy terms for organising a bid for an independent northeastern Catalonia region nearly four years ago.
Tourists visiting Catalonia in Spain could be subject to water restrictions as the region battles a "drought emergency", the regional government has said. Sky News
In this episode of the Road to Green, Euronews reporter Cyril Fourneris travels to Catalonia, Spain, to meet the civilians doing their part for the environment and encouraging others to do the same.
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Nine Catalan separatist leaders who were jailed for their role in a 2017 referendum were released from prison on June 23 after the Spanish government granted them pardons.
Pere Aragonès, the recently-elected president of Catalonia, tells Euronews that his government is ready to open a new chapter with Madrid and Brussels.
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