Spain's king urges for unity as Catalans hope to split
King Juan Carlos appealed for national unity in his annual Christmas Eve message Wednesday in a thinly veiled broadside against Catalan separatists seeking to redraw the map of Spain.
25.12.2013
(AFP) King Juan Carlos appealed for national unity in his annual Christmas Eve message Wednesday in a thinly veiled broadside against Catalan separatists seeking to redraw the map of Spain.
"For many years, we have walked together as we built our democracy, together we solved problems that were no easier than those we face today, always with the ambition of reaching a common goal," he said.