The leader of the pro-independence Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) party Josep Lluis Carod Rovira gives a speech during a conference at la Pedrera building in Barcelona November 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

The leader of the pro-independence Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) party Josep Lluis Carod Rovira gives a speech during a conference at la Pedrera building in Barcelona November 4, 2009.