epa11492268 Acting Catalan regional President, Pere Aragones (C) of pro-independent left ERC party, next to his Deputy President Laura Vilagra (C-L), chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Barcelona, Spain, 23 July 2024. The meeting is held amid the countdown of negotiation between ERC and Catalan Socialist Party to form a new regional government under socialist Salvador Illa's rule after the Socialist Party won the latest regional election. ERC set the deadline for reaching an investiture's agreement at the end of July. EPA/MARTA PEREZ
