Sánchez Shifts Infrastructure Spending, Scholarships to Catalonia

Sánchez Shifts Infrastructure Spending, Scholarships to Catalonia

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez arrives in Salzburg, Austria for a meeting with other European socialist party leaders, September 19, 2018 (PES) Pedro Sánchez has taken another step toward normalizing relations with the separatist-controlled government of Catalonia.

The socialist has agreed to:

> Expand Barcelona’s El Prat Airport, and add high-speed rail connections with the regional airports of Girona and Reus, to the tune of €1.7 billion. Invest €200 million in Catalan infrastructure to bring the state’s spending in the region in line with its contribution to the national treasury. Hand control of university scholarships to Catalan authorities in time […]

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