17 June 2021 02:17 PM

‘Cold greeting’ - New Catalan president meets Spanish king for first time

Pere Aragonès and Felipe attend economic forum in Barcelona

Monarch was met with widespread protests on last trips to Catalonia

Juan Carlos already faces procedures in Spain and Switzerland for possible irregular commissions received for railway public contract in Saudi Arabia

Less than 15% of Catalans prefer having a king to a republic, and hundreds greeted Felipe with protests on previous visits

Monarch and president of Spain will attend economics award ceremony in Estació de Fraça on Friday morning

Socialist MP asks if Juan Carlos will see his bank accounts in Alpine country frozen, as urged by pro-independence group Òmnium

Spanish government avoids commenting and rules out decriminalizing slander against the crown

The scandal-ridden monarch was Spain's head of state for almost 40 years, abdicating in favor of his son in 2014

Accused in a corruption investigation, the scandal-ridden monarch was Spain's head of state for almost 40 years

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