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epa07112814 Catalan President Quim Torra smiles during the regional Cabinet meeting held in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, 23 October 2018. The session comes one day after Torra met in Waterloo with the fled former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and representatives of the Catalan pro-independence forces, except for the CUP party, and announced a new 'Consell de la Republica' (lit: Council of the Republic). Based in Brussels and chaired by Puigdemont, the new body will arrange political actions to be later driven by the Catalan Government. The 'Consell de la Republica' will be presented on the upcoming 30 September, three days following the establishment of Puigdemont's new pro-independence party 'Crida Nacional per la Republica'. EPA/ANDREU DALMAU