Catalan separatists ready to compromise on independence

Catalan leaders have called on the European Commission to step in as a mediator between the Spanish and Catalan authorities, while signalling that they would be ready to talk about options other than independence.

Their call comes two days ahead of a controversial referendum over the region's secession, planned for Sunday (1 October). The vote has been declared illegal by the Spanish Constitutional Court.

"There is no unilateral declaration of independence on the table," Catalan l...