The Government criticizes Eduardo Mendoza's words about Sant Jordi: "It is a civic festival"

The government spokesperson, Sílvia Paneque, has criticized the writer Eduardo Mendoza's words about Sant Jordi. "Sant Jordi is the most important and most celebrated civic festival of Catalans. We cannot agree with these statements," she said at a press conference.

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