Independent but not yet

Catalonian President Carles Puigdemont after signing the document which proclaims the Catalonian Republic as an independent state. Source: EPA/QUIQUE GARCIA

We talked to Matteo Villa, researcher at ISPI, Italian Institute for International Political Studies about Catalonia's independence plans.

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Published 11 October 2017 11:27am

By Magica Fossati

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We talked to Matteo Villa, researcher at ISPI, Italian Institute for International Political Studies about Catalonia's independence plans.

Catalonia is edging closer to a move for independence from Spain, with President Carles Puigdemont signing a symbolic declaration of independence. But he has also urged the Catalan parliament to suspend secession in hopes of holding tension-easing talks with the Spanish government.