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Sep 2018
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Spain's Foreign Minister - Josep Borrell

Bbc World Service
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Does Spain's new government have any fresh solutions for the country's problems? HARDtalk speaks to Spain’s Foreign Minister Josep Borrell about a tumultuous year for the country, dominated by the prolonged political stand-off in Catalonia and a series of scandals in Madrid which eventually saw the centre-right government fall and the socialists take over.

Image: Josep Borrell (Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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