Catalonia seeks Spain's agreement for new independence referendum

FILE PHOTO: A woman is silhouetted in an Estelada flag (the Catalan pro-independence flag) during a protest called by separatist Committee for the Defense of the Republic (CDR) against Spain's King Felipe VI visit at the Mobile World Congress inaugural dinner, in Barcelona, Spain June 27, 2021. REUTERS/ Albert Gea

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalonia will push the Spanish government for a new agreement on holding a binding referendum on the region's potential independence that would be recognised both by Spain and the international community, its separatist leader said on Tuesday.

The Spanish government, however, rejected the proposal.