ERC wants negotiations on political conflict to start ‘immediately’
Spokesperson Marta Vilalta calls on Catalan and Spanish presidents to set a date for next week, before any other bilateral meetings are scheduled
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Jailed leader Junqueras reelected head of Esquerra
His team faces no opposition in what might be the former vice president’s last stint heading party
Esquerra seeks consensus within pro-independence movement ahead of verdict
Jailed leaders’ sentence announcement expected between September and October
'They are trying to give us fear and stop our mobilisation' - ANC head
Òmnium vice president accuses Spanish king of acting 'irresponsibly'
Catalan parliament speaker in favor of 'Scottish way'
Roger Torrent avoids mentioning Slovenia after president's remarks on Balkan country
Government to tally number of young Catalans living abroad and encourage their return
The number of young Catalans living abroad will be tallied and efforts will be continued to encourage their return. The Department of Youth estimates that more than 3,000 young people left Catalonia to move abroad in 2014 and there were 242,070 Catalans living abroad by May 2015, according to data released by the Catalan Institute of Statistics (Idescat). Projects are being set forth to aid in providing access for entrepreneurs to profiles that are outside Catalonia, job opportunities in the field of research, and promote entrepreneurship within the region. Móncat, the web platform focused on employment opportunities, will also be geared towards connecting Catalans living abroad to opportunities in Catalonia.