Catalonia's parliament elected Quim Torra as president of the region.
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There is also quim wedge, which means the same thing.
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Quim Torra, Mr Puigdemont's replacement, claims to be "building the [Catalan] republic".
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On Thursday, Sanchez met Quim Torra, who heads Catalonia's pro-independence regional government.
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Take Quim Torra, Mr Puigdemont's nominee and replacement as president of the Generalitat.
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Separatists won a December election and chose fervent separatist Quim Torra as regional chief.
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The prime minister said he wants dialogue, as did Quim Torra, his Catalan counterpart.
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Quim Torra told CNBC that any government in Madrid had to listen to Catalonia.
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"We condemn violence," said Quim Torra, president of the Catalan region, according to BBC News.
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The pro-independence regional chief, Quim Torra, had sought a meeting with Sanchez but was rebuffed.
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As cetology is to Melville, so quim (18th-century slang for female genitalia) is to Rosenberg.
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Quim Torra, the separatist leader of the regional Catalan government, had called on citizens to demonstrate.
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Catalan regional president Quim Torra and the Catalan parliament's chairman Roger Torrent took part in the march.
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Catalan pro-independence leader Quim Torra, speaking in a televised address on Tuesday, condemned the fresh charges.
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"The pro-independence movement is and will always be peaceful," said Catalan head of government Quim Torra.
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He soon met with Quim Torra, the separatist leader of Catalonia, who also took office in June.
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Several officials, including Queen Letizia, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Quim Torra, the regional leader of Catalonia, attended.
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The head of the regional government, Quim Torra, defended the mass protests over sentencing he described as unacceptable.
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Quim Torra, a close ally of former leader Carles Puigdemont, needed 68 votes to be elected but obtained only 66.
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" Quim Torra, the Catalan region&aposs current president and a fervent separatist, said the dropping of rebellion charges was "wonderful news.
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Quim Torra, the current Catalan president, attended Wednesday's session in the Supreme Court, along with the Catalan parliament's speaker Roger Torrent.
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In May, Catalan lawmakers narrowly elected as president Quim Torra, a separatist who was not under indictment by the Spanish authorities.
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The Catalan parliament has elected the separatist lawmaker Quim Torra as regional president, giving fresh impetus to attempts to split from Spain.
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New Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has met Puigdemont's successor - fervent separatist Quim Torra - in a thawing of relations between Madrid and Barcelona.
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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is due to meet Catalan regional chief Quim Torra before the summer, the first such meeting in several years.
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Speaking in Brussels on Saturday, the head of Catalonia's pro-independence government Quim Torra praised what he called "the Slovenian way" to independence.
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He took over on the same day that a new separatist administration took office in Barcelona, the Catalan capital, led by Quim Torra.
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Quim Torra, the president of Catalonia's regional government in northwest Spain, made a late-night televised statement calling for the violence to stop.
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In an atmosphere his office described as cordial, Pedro Sanchez spoke with pro-independence Catalan leader Quim Torra for more than two hours.
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It's a compound of "quim," meaning vagina, and the "stake" is the image of the penis as a weapon—in this case a stick.
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Mr. Sánchez's takeover in Madrid coincides with the start of a new separatist administration in Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, led by Quim Torra.
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The board also decided to strip the head of Catalonia's regional government Quim Torra - an ERC ally - of his position as a regional lawmaker.
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"We condemn violence," Quim Torra said in a televised address after midnight, according to a translation of the Catalan language provided by Spain's state broadcaster.
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Catalonia's president, Quim Torra, said the unprecedented unrest did not reflect the peaceful nature of the Catalan independence movement and asked for discussions with Madrid.
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Pro-independence regional government head Quim Torra should step down "if he can't govern for all Catalans", local newspaper La Vanguardia quoted Sanchez Costa as saying.
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Quim Torra, the current Catalan president, recently urged Catalans to pursue "the Slovenian way" to independence, which involved a ten-day conflict and some 80 deaths.
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Peaceful demonstration throughout Wednesday deteriorated after nightfall into clashes between police and protesters, prompting regional government leader Quim Torra to demand an immediate return to normality.
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Peaceful demonstration throughout Wednesday deteriorated after nightfall into clashes between police and protesters, prompting regional government leader Quim Torra to demand an immediate return to normality.
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New Catalan leader Quim Torra on Tuesday called for an end to direct rule over Catalonia at a joint news conference held in Berlin with Puigdemont.
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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet with Catalonia' regional leader Quim Torra on February 6, government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said on Tuesday.
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The board also decided to strip the head of Catalonia's pro-independence regional chief Quim Torra — an ERC ally — of his position as a regional lawmaker.
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The board also decided to strip the head of Catalonia's pro-independence regional chief Quim Torra - an ERC ally - of his position as a regional lawmaker.
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Rivera also kept pointing to a picture of Sanchez meeting with Catalonia separatist leader Quim Torra, which he put on his podium for much of the debate.
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Quim Torra, the nominee of Carles Puigdemont, his separatist predecessor, was elected in the Catalan parliament by 66 votes to 65, with four abstentions, on May 14th.
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"It was an idea that rose to the top while looking for genres for a tycoon game," says Quim Garrigós, the development director of Youtubers Life OMG!
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In the front row was regional government head Quim Torra, who earlier presided over a ceremony at which hundreds of Catalan mayors endorsed a document demanding self-determination.
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BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia's pro-independence regional chief Quim Torra said on Thursday a new vote would have to be held to decide on self-determination for the region.
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The confrontations are a challenge both for the northeastern region's pro-independence leader, Quim Torra, and the Madrid-based Spanish government led by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
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Mr Sánchez refuses to talk to Quim Torra, the separatist president of the Catalan government, until he condemns violence and drops his threat to repeat a unilateral referendum.
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In Barcelona, a new regional government also took office last month, formed by a fragile coalition of separatists led by Quim Torra as a replacement for Mr. Puigdemont.
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"Neus Català dedicated her whole life to explaining the horror of what must never happen again," Quim Torra, the president of Catalonia in Spain, said after her death.
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"I don't think my generation will reach the peak, but hopefully that of my son will," said Quim Forné, 51, who was wearing one of the pink shirts.
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On Thursday, Quim Torra, the leader of Catalonia, told the regional Parliament that he would organize a new independence referendum and draft a constitution for a Catalan republic.
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In Catalonia, Quim Torra, a separatist who now leads the regional government, has a tenuous grip on power; a coalition of the two main separatist parties recently splintered.
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Catalonia's leader, Quim Torra, called on the government in Madrid to allow a referendum on independence, rejecting an offer from Spain's prime minister for a vote on greater autonomy.
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The new warrants drew reaction from Catalan regional president Quim Torra, who said they issued by "a state in full authoritarian drift and consumed by the spirit of revenge".
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Following the sentences, the president of the Catalonia's regional government Quim Torra reportedly called on acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to grant an amnesty to the convicted separatists.
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Catalonia's new leader, Quim Torra, last week dismissed the idea that this could be a way forward and instead called on Sanchez to accept a legally-binding referendum on independence.
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Quim Torra says Jordi Turull and Josep Rull, prominent secessionists who are in pre-trial detention, are keen to become government ministers and have asked a judge to release them.
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In a step towards breaking the deadlock, the regional parliament on Monday elected a new leader, hardline separatist Quim Torra, who was handpicked by exiled former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont.
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Reiterating calls for all charges to be dropped, Catalonia's pro-secession government head Quim Torra said the pursuit of the campaigners through the courts showed "absolute disdain for imprisoned democrats".
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His swearing-in on Saturday coincided with the installation of a new government in Catalonia under Quim Torra, who promptly declared he would continue to press for independence from Spain.
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A Barcelona court ruled that Quim Torra, the president of the Catalonia region, cannot hold office, after he refused to remove yellow ribbons that signal support of jailed separatist leaders.
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Earlier this month, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalan President Quim Torra — a fervent nationalist who is Puigdemont&aposs hand-picked successor — agreed to open talks over Catalonia&aposs future.
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"We demand freedom for the political prisoners, the exiles, we demand an amnesty as the final stage for all those who have been persecuted," Quim Torra said in a televised address.
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Catalonia's new leader, Quim Torra, earlier this month dismissed the idea that this could be a way forward and instead called on Sanchez to accept a legally-binding referendum on independence.
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Asked what Catalan police should do with the protesters sent back over the border from France, Catalan government leader Quim Torra said there was no reason for charges to be brought.
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In June, Quim Torra took office as regional leader of Catalonia, vowing to pursue the separatist agenda of Mr. Puigdemont, who is living in Belgium to avoid a Spanish arrest warrant.
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MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish prosecutor for Catalonia will investigate regional president Quim Torra for disobedience over his failure to remove pro-independence symbols from Catalan government buildings, a court said on Wednesday.
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Quim Torra cited distrust in his coalition partner in the regional government and said he wanted to regain unity among separatist parties to move toward winning independence for the wealthy northeastern region.
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Sanchez, who also called for dialogue in the region, spoke shortly after regional leader Quim Torra called for an amnesty for all separatist leaders who have been sanctioned by the Spanish state.
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Quim Torra, the regional president of Catalonia, Spain's northeastern region, told local reporters that "no toxic agent" had been detected in the air and that people should not fear for their health.
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The reversal came a day after the pro-independence head of Catalonia's regional government Quim Torra said he planned to call a snap local election, pending the approval of the region's budget.
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The ban handed to Quim Torra by the Barcelona court, for disobedience, could prompt snap elections in the wealthy northeastern region, where a movement calling for independence from Spain has cleaved society.
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Pablo Casado, who replaced Mr. Rajoy as leader of the conservative Popular Party, recently accused Mr. Sánchez of treason for holding unsuccessful talks with the current separatist leader of Catalonia, Quim Torra.
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Sanchez, who is due to meet Catalan leader Quim Torra on July 9, said his administration would seek to reduce tensions with the restive region, following a failed secession attempt last year.
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BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia's pro-independence regional chief Quim Torra said on Thursday he aims for the region to be independent from Spain by the end of 2021 if Catalan parties agree to it.
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It featured Peter Bici, Gio Estevez, Jones Keefe, Mike Hernandez, Quim Cardona, and others skating through the streets, mixed with grainy footage of kids hanging out and living life in New York City.
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"Torra can't stay one more minute in the Generaliat while there is still violence on the streets of Barcelona," he said, referring to the pro-independence head of the Catalan government Quim Torra.
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BARCELONA (Reuters) - The regional leader of Spain's Catalonia, Quim Torra, said on Monday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and that he was going into self-isolation in a government building.
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The candidate, Quim Torra, fell just short of winning a majority in Parliament, but he will get another chance in a second round of voting on Monday, when the threshold will be lower.
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Mr. Casado warned that his party would take legal action against Mr. Sánchez and his government if they did not ensure the removal of Quim Torra, the president of the Catalan regional administration.
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Quim Jane, a 28-year-old with Down syndrome - a genetic disorder that often affects speech and motor skills - filled his paper with feathery black lines, all the while chatting to his neighbor.
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Sanchez has pledged to open talks with the separatist leader of northeastern Catalonia, which is set to recover the large degree of self-rule after chief Quim Torra swears in his Cabinet later Saturday.
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Spain: Snap elections may be imminent in Catalonia, where a court ruling in Barcelona on Thursday barred Quim Torra, the pro-independence leader of the region's government, from holding public office for 18 months.
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Quim Torra, the separatist regional leader of Catalonia, recently warned that a conviction could set off civil disobedience in Catalonia and street protests, which he said could resemble this summer's demonstrations in Hong Kong.
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Sanchez has pledged to open talks with the separatist leader of northeastern Catalonia, which is set to recover the large degree of self-rule after chief Quim Torra swears in his Cabinet later on Saturday.
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MADRID – Fervent Catalan secessionist Quim Torra has been sworn in as the restive Spanish region&aposs new leader, with his demands for an independent Catalonia set to prolong a standoff with Spain&aposs national government.
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BARCELONA, March 16 (Reuters) - The regional leader of Spain's Catalonia, Quim Torra, said on Monday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus and that he was going into self-isolation in a government building.
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In June, Pedro Sánchez took office as Spanish prime minister, promising to return to political dialogue with his new counterpart in Barcelona, Quim Torra, whose election in May allowed Catalonia to recover its regional autonomy.
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Puigdemont made no mention of talks on the Catalan political crisis, which began this week between Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalan regional President Quim Torra, who was due to attend the Perpignan rally.
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On arriving to Brussels, Puigdemont shook hands with other former members of his Cabinet who also fled Spain and the current regional president of Catalonia, Quim Torra, who had traveled from Spain to meet his predecessor.
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Catalan chief Quim Torra immediately requested to meet saying, "Pedro Sanchez, let us talk, take risks, both you and I, let us sit down at a table and talk, government to government," per the Associated Press.
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When authorities in Madrid enacted similar measures nationwide on Sunday, Catalonia's separatist leader, Quim Torra, said he would refuse to hand over the control of his region's police forces and health system to the central government.
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Last week, Mr. Sánchez promised to "rebuild bridges" with the separatist parties of Catalonia and his appointment in Madrid coincided with a new separatist administration taking office in Barcelona, the Catalan capital, led by Quim Torra.
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The board issued its ruling that Quim Torra lose his legislator's job on the eve of a possible turning point in the country's bid to re-establish stable government following its worst political furore in decades.
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"This will not be my last stop, this is not the end of my journey," he told a press conference in Brussels held alongside current Catalan leader Quim Torra, who had traveled from Spain to greet him.
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New Catalan leader Quim Torra named Jordi Turull and Josep Rull, who are both in pre-trial detention, and Antoni Comin and Lluis Puig, who are fugitives in Belgium, as proposed members of his government on Saturday.
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But Quim Torra, the leader of the regional government, has insisted that his party would not back the national budget unless Mr. Sánchez agreed to consider another independence referendum, which the prime minister has refused to do.
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Most striking in that regard was "Rebota Rebota y en Tu Cara Explota" ("It Bounces It Bounces and Then Explodes in Your Face"), directed by Agnés Mateus and Quim Tarrida and performed at the Comédie de Reims.
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Catalan leader Quim Torra, who last month relaunched a campaign for his region to split from Spain, attended the finals of Human Tower Competition which was declared a Cultural and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2010.
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The election of Quim Torra as regional leader will allow the wealthy region to run its own affairs for the first time since October, when Madrid imposed direct rule after sacking the previous administration after it declared independence.
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"The government must apply the national security law now so that Quim Torra isn't at any time in charge of the security" of the region, the leader of the conservative People's Party, Pablo Casado, said after meeting Sanchez.
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But Mr. Sánchez got nowhere and has instead been accused of treason by opposition politicians for trying to negotiate with Quim Torra, the separatist leader of Catalonia, as well as for allying himself with some Basque nationalist lawmakers.
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El unilateralismo del expresidente de la Generalitat Carles Puigdemont y su sucesor, Quim Torra, es funcional a la derecha porque hace lo que necesita la peor parte de Madrid: no hablar e insistir en demandas derrotadas, callejones sin salida.
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MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalan leader Quim Torra expressed a commitment to dialogue on Thursday in a symbolic joint declaration to ease tensions in the protracted crisis over Catalonia's ambitions to split from Spain.
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In a joint statement, Quim Torra, the current president of the Generalitat (the regional government) and Roger Torrent, the speaker of the Catalan parliament, described it as "an insult to democracy and a show of contempt for Catalan society".
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BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalan regional leader Quim Torra said on Tuesday his government would continue to defend Catalonia's right to self determination, a day after Spain's Supreme Court jailed nine separatist leaders for their role in a 2017 independence bid.
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In a joint statement, Quim Torra, the current president of the Generalitat (Catalonia's regional government) and Roger Torrent, the speaker of the regional parliament, described it as "an insult to democracy and a show of contempt for Catalan society".
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BARCELONA (Reuters) - A small Catalan separatist party said on Sunday it would abstain in a second vote to elect a regional leader paving the way for pro-independence candidate Quim Torra to secure a majority and form a government.
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BARCELONA (Reuters) - The leader of Catalonia's regional government Quim Torra said on Thursday he would appeal a ruling by the Spanish region's highest court that convicted him of disobedience and banned him from holding public office for 18 months.
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Catalan regional president Quim Torra, speaking in a televised address on Wednesday, said that in light of the report he would issue a formal request to Spain's public prosecutor to release and drop all charges against those on trial.
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MADRID – Catalan President Quim Torra has appointed a Cabinet composed of members not being investigated in a judicial probe into last year&aposs independence bid, paving the way for an end to the seven-month vacuum in the regional government.
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"We will go to the meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister ready to discuss the major issue ... which is the right to self-determination for Catalonia," Catalonia&aposs regional president Quim Torra told The Associated Press in an interview on Monday.
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Catalonia's regional government head Quim Torra, in Madrid for the opening of the trial, which he called "an attack on democracy and human rights", told reporters self-determination via a referendum had to be part of any dialogue with Madrid.
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MADRID (Reuters) - The leader of the Spanish region of Catalonia, Quim Torra, will be tried for disobedience after he failed to obey an order to remove separatist propaganda from public offices during election campaigning, the regional court said on Friday.
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In a defiant speech this past week, Catalonia's leader, Quim Torra, urged people to take to the streets to protest the imprisonment of separatist leaders who carried out a secession referendum last October that prompted the regional Parliament to declare independence.
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MADRID (Reuters) - The regional government of Spain's Catalonia asked Spanish central authorities to help it block access by air, rail and water to guarantee the confinement of the whole region due to the coronavirus epidemic, regional leader Quim Torra said.
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The separatist, Quim Torra, will replace Carles Puigdemont, who is now fighting extradition from Germany after refusing to be prosecuted in Spain on charges of rebellion and misuse of public funds for carrying out a referendum on secession last October.
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The parliament's speaker, Roger Torrent, said the assembly in Barcelona had to comply with a Spanish court ruling against regional leader Quim Torra to ensure future votes are not deemed invalid, but said he would seek ways to overturn the decision.
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Catalonia's new leader Quim Torra named his cabinet on Saturday, although the inclusion of politicians who are either in jail awaiting trial or in self-imposed exile for their part in its independence drive was denounced as provocation by the Madrid government.
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However, on Tuesday Catalan leader Quim Torra relaunched a campaign to split his region from Spain on Tuesday, calling on the central government in Madrid to agree to a referendum on independence and rebuffing a vote that could only offer greater autonomy.
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A lockdown of the 7.5 million residents of Catalonia, in Spain's northeast, was announced Friday by Quim Torra, the region's leader, who asked the central government in Madrid to help suspend travel to and from the region by closing airports and train stations.
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El socialista Pedro Sánchez y el separatista Quim Torra, en su primer encuentro desde la llegada de ambos al cargo, prometieron abrir un diálogo para trabajar en conjunto temas socioeconómicos, un intento de destrabar la crisis por el independentismo de la región catalana.
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"The trial's verdict, if it's not a non-guilty one, will take us to a new stage, to take the initiative again and firmly embark on the path leading to independence," Catalan government chief Quim Torra said at a conference in Madrid.
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MADRID, March 13 (Reuters) - The regional government of Spain's Catalonia asked Spanish central authorities to help it block access by air, rail and water to guarantee the confinement of the whole region due to the coronavirus epidemic, regional leader Quim Torra said.
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Hoy se celebra la Diada en medio de una fuerte polarización en la región autónoma, pues el líder Quim Torra ha pedido dar una muestra de fuerza en las calles a favor del independentismo, días después de una marcha masiva en contra.
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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalonia&aposs President Quim Torra disagreed on the divisive issue of self-determination, but agreed on improving social, economic and other issues affecting Catalans, Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo said after Monday&aposs 2.5-hour-long meeting in Madrid.
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The Catalan regional President Quim Torra insisted before Wednesday's budget vote that the two main Catalan parties in the Madrid parliament would not be bounced into supporting the Sanchez budget out of fear that parties on the political right were rising in national polls.
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MADRID, June 2 (Reuters) - The new leader of Catalonia' government Quim Torra on Saturday said he was committed to achieving independence for Catalonia and wanted to enter into talks with new Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to end a standoff between Barcelona and Madrid.
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"This government is committed to moving towards an independent state in the form of a republic," Quim Torra said after nationalists regained control of Catalonia's regional government as a new cabinet was sworn in, automatically ending just over seven months of direct rule from Madrid.
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Quim Torra, the Catalan regional head and Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) member, last week threatened to withdraw parliamentary support for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in the national parliament, but coalition ally Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC, Republican Left of Catalonia) did not back the move.
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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday he plans to meet with the leader of Catalonia region Quim Torra during the first week of February in as a first step to fulfill a pledge he made to get the support of a separatist party in Parliament.
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The candidate, Quim Torra, above, said he was committed to turning Catalonia into a republic, presenting himself as a stand-in for its former leader, Carles Puigdemont, who is awaiting a German court ruling on his extradition to Spain on charges of rebellion related to Catalonia's tumultuous independence drive.
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Last spring, Quim Torra, the separatist regional president of Catalonia, refused to take down ribbons and other signs on public buildings, in defiance of an order by the electoral commission in Madrid that all partisan symbols be removed from such buildings during the political campaign leading up to a parliamentary election in April.
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