Barcelona Said to Be Considered as Site of Spain’s Senate

The Spanish government is studying a proposal to move the national Senate to Barcelona from Madrid as part of a program of measures to convince Catalans to remain part of Spain, according to two people with direct knowledge of the discussions.

The government hasn’t decided whether to press ahead with the plan, which was first suggested by a lawmaker from the governing People’s Party a year ago and revived this month by a Catalan civil society group, the people said. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s government is considering its options to win back public opinion in Spain’s biggest economic region, said the people, who asked not to be named because the talks are private. A spokeswoman for Rajoy declined to comment.