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05 Apr 2018

German court refuses to extradite ex-Catalan leader on rebellion charge

A German court on Thursday refused a request from Spain to extradite Catalonia`s ousted leader Carles Puigdemont.

23 Dec 2017

Carles Puigdemont mulls whether to return to Catalonia after win

Ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont was weighing up whether to return to the region, where he faces arrest, close aides said Saturday, after pro-independence parties defeated Spain`s central government in pivotal elections.

07 Dec 2017

45,000 protesters supporting Catalan process in Brussels: Police

Belgian police said 45,000 protesters gathered in Brussels on Thursday to show support for Catalonia`s deposed regional president Carles Puigdemont and to seek EU support for the region`s independence drive.

14 Nov 2017

Spain's Mariano Rajoy vows to defeat separatists in Catalan election

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday said he hopes to defeat separatists in next month's Catalan election, which will be dominated by regional lawmakers' independence drive, calling for a "massive" turnout by voters.

08 Nov 2017

Protesters block roads, highways and train tracks in Catalonia

Carles Puigdemont`s exile in Brussels is proving a stiff test for Belgium.

06 Nov 2017

Ousted Catalan leader blasts Spain after Belgium frees him

Catalonia`s sacked separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Monday denounced Spain as an undemocratic country that "unjustly" jailed his colleagues, his first reaction since he was freed on bail in Belgium.

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06 Nov 2017

Catalonia's Puigdemont, allies freed with conditions in Belgium

Puigdemont and four of his former ministers turned themselves into Belgian Police yesterday and they were released around 15 hours later.

04 Nov 2017

Spain issues arrest warrant for Catalan leader

Spanish prosecutors want to charge Puigdemont, holed up in Belgium, with rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds.

01 Nov 2017

Axed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont spurns Spanish court summons

Carles Puigdemont will ignore a court order to return to Spain to answer charges over the region`s push for independence.

01 Nov 2017

Spain court summons Catalan's axed separatist leader

Spain`s top criminal court on Tuesday summoned Catalonia`s axed separatist leader for questioning, hours after he appeared in Brussels insisting he remained the "legitimate president" of a region now under direct rule from Madrid.

31 Oct 2017

Belgium to treat Catalan ex-leader `like any other European`

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said Tuesday that Carles Puigdemont would be "treated like any other European citizen".

30 Oct 2017

Party of Catalonia's dismissed president Carles Puigdemont will run in snap vote

The party of Catalonia's dismissed president Carles Puigdemont will run in a December regional election called by Spain's government.

30 Oct 2017

India reacts to Catalonia crisis in Spain, backs national integrity

The party of Catalonia's dismissed president Carles Puigdemont will run in a December regional election called by Spain's government.

26 Oct 2017

Catalan leader declines to call elections to ease stand-off with Madrid

Catalonia`s secessionist leader held back Thursday from calling a snap regional election.

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26 Oct 2017

Catalan leader Puigdemont declines to speak at Spanish Senate

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont rejected the opportunity on Wednesday to speak at the Spanish Senate on Thursday to present his case over the application of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution.

25 Oct 2017

Hope intervention in Catalonia is brief, ends with regional polls: Spain PM

The Spanish government's plans to take unprecedented control of Catalonia's key affairs and halt that region's push for independence are "exceptional," the prime minister said today, adding that he hoped they would not last long.

22 Oct 2017

Spain urges Catalonia secessionists to obey Madrid

The Spanish government on Sunday urged Catalans to accept direct control from Madrid and ignore instructions from the restive region`s secessionist leadership once it has been removed from power.

22 Oct 2017

Spain govt actions don't respect rule of law: Catalan leader

The Spanish government's actions do not respect the rule of law, Catalonia's leader said Saturday, after Madrid took drastic measures to stop the region from breaking away, announcing plans to dismiss its separatist executive.

21 Oct 2017

Spain to dismiss Catalonia's government, call elections

Spain took drastic measures today to stop Catalonia from breaking away, announcing it will move to dismiss the region's separatist government and call fresh elections.

11 Oct 2017

Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy demands clarity over Catalan plan

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday said he has asked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to confirm whether or not he has declared independence.

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