Interviewed at his 14th-century palace in Barcelona, Artur Mas, the Catalan president, likens himself to Margaret Thatcher demanding a budget rebate from Britain's European partners.

加泰罗尼亚区首席长官阿图尔·马斯在巴塞罗那十四世纪宫殿接受采访时，把他自己比喻成撒切尔夫人，在向英国的欧洲合作伙伴的伸手要回扣。

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Soon after, the ruling Catalan nationalist president, Artur Mas, called snap regional elections, two years early.

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The next day, the current Catalan president and leader of Mr Pujol's party, Artur Mas, went to Madrid to ask for more fiscal autonomy.

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