19-Oct-18 TV News: 'Junqueras demands gesture from Spain to pass budget'

The Lledoners penitentiary in Catalonia today saw a meeting that could determine whether the Spanish government overcomes its biggest parliamentary challenge to date: passing a budget. On one side was Pablo Iglesias, the leader of the left-wing Podemos party, and the main ally of Spanish president Pedro Sánchez. On the other, Oriol Junqueras, the former vice president of Catalonia, jailed for his role in the independence bid. We’ll bring you all the details of the meeting. And stay with us, because we’ll also be visiting bookstores in Barcelona at a time when they are normally closed.

ACN

October 19, 2018 08:24 PM