Telegraph.co.uk | Catalonia Asks Spanish Government for Emergency Funds New York Times MADRID — The most economically important region of Spain, Catalonia, asked the national government Tuesday for more than €5 billion in emergency financing, underscoring a growing regional debt burden as the country struggles to pull out of its economic ... Eurozone crisis live: Mario Draghi cancels US appearance; Catalonia seeks bailout Spanish economy shrank 0.4 pct in 2nd qtr Spain's Catalonia becomes 3rd region to ask for financial help from central ... |