Belgian court keeps Puigdemont extradition option open
A Belgian court has denied an appeal to quash a request from Spain for extradition of former Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont…
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Puigdemont & Co are ‘personae non grata’ in Strasbourg
Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and two other separatist politicians from Catalonia now fully credentialed as European Parliament legislators (MEPs) are getting…
Clock ticking on Puigdemont EU parliament immunity
The European Parliament (EP) announced last week that it has begun proceedings that could result in the withdrawal of parliamentary immunity from…
Courts say fugitive Puigdemont can stand in EP election
► Madrid court rules Catalan leader, colleagues eligible in 26th May elections ► Ruling overturns elections board veto, but no guarantee of…
Judge withdraws Euro arrest warrant for Puigdemont
Spanish Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena on Thursday withdrew European arrest warrants for Catalonia’s fugitive ex-President Carles Puigdemont and five other members…
Spain readying appeal of Germany’s Puigdemont ruling
Spanish Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena is studying an appeal to the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), after…
German prosecutor advances Puigdemont extradition
A public prosecutor’s office in Germany on Tuesday agreed that Catalonia’s former president Carles Puigdemont should be extradited to Spain on charges…
Puigdemont arrested, faces extradition from Germany
Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was arrested in northern Germany on Sunday, after a Spanish Supreme Court judge re-issued European international warrants…
Catalonia: CUP sinks Puigdemont substitute strategy
► UPDATE: CUP ABSTAINS, TURULL LOSES VOTE IN CATALAN PARLAMENT ► ► ANTI-CAPITALISTS HOLDING OUT FOR PUIGDEMONT OR NEW ELECTIONS ► In…
Catalonia: CUP torpedoes Puigdemont stand-in Sánchez
► Far-left party sends pro-independence coalition back to drawing board ► True to form, Catalonia’s far-left Candidatura d’Unitat Popular (CUP) party on…
Torrent puts brakes on Puigdemont plan in Catalonia
► Catalan parliament leader to ask European Court of Human Rights for ruling ► An effort to enable Carles Puigdemont to be…
Court rules Puigdemont must return to Spain for vote
► Justices say ‘No’ to remote participation in Catalan parliamentary session ► Spain’s Tribunal Constitutional (Constitutional Court) ruled late Saturday that a…
Legal experts say ‘No’ to remote election of Puigdemont
► ‘Parlament’ legal team says leader must return to Catalonia for crucial vote ► Catalan independence leader Carles Puigdemont has seen a…
Puigdemont suggests EU exit referendum for Catalonia
• ‘CATexit’ vote comments generate criticism from political Left and Right • Remarks appear to reflect shift toward Euro-sceptic parties’ positions on…
Catalonia’s COVID outbreaks muddle nationalist agenda
Nearly all of Catalonia 7.5 million residents will be required to wear facemasks both in enclosed public spaces and in most outdoor…
Moderates chosen to lead Spain’s Catholic bishops
Two Catholic archbishops considered to be moderates aligned with the policies of Pope Francis have been elected by fellow bishops to preside…
Sánchez gov’t, Catalan parties jockey for advantage
The government of President Pedro Sánchez and the leadership of Catalonia’s two main pro-independence parties appear to be jockeying for position in…
Who’s behind Catalonia ‘Tsunami Democràtic’ protests?
Spanish police and national security forces are investigating whether or not leaders of Catalonia’s pro-independence movement and political parties may be involved…
Catalan rally turnout lower amid pro-independence split
► 40pct fewer attend Catalonia ‘national day’ independence rally in Barcelona ► Surveys now show more Catalans rejecting independence than supporting Catalonia’s…
Polls show Catalan Socialists running close behind ERC
Voter preference surveys in Catalonia in the run-up to the 28th April general elections are showing a surprisingly tight race between the…
Polls give PSOE slim advantage in upcoming elections
A survey of recent voter opinion polls published at the weekend in the national newspaper Público gives a slim advantage in upcoming…
Opening arguments begin Catalan secessionsts’ trial
Opening arguments in the Supreme Court trial of 12 Catalan secessionist leaders were completed on Wednesday, paving the way for the appearance…
Catalonia protests put pressure on Torra over budget
Draconian budget cuts initiated in 2010 and continued in successive years under the government of Catalonia’s ex-President Artur Mas appear to be…
One year later, Catalan independence movement divided
One year on from the Catalan parliament’s 27th October 2017 proclamation of independence from Spain, a new public opinion survey by the…
Prosecutors eye lesser sentences for Catalan ‘Indepes’
Spanish prosecutors assigned to the nation’s Supreme Court system are sad to be considering requesting lesser sentences for leaders of Catalonia’s secessionist…
‘Mossos’ quell protests on Catalonia vote anniversary
Catalonia’s regional Mossos d’Esquadra police force on Monday night turned back a crowd of hooded and masked protesters storming Catalonia’s regional Parlament…
Catalan prisoners transferred to jails closer to home
After eight months in preventive detention awaiting trial on multiple charges that include rebellion and misuse of public funds in relation to…
PSOE rejects Catalonia coalition with Esquerra, Comúns
Spain’s national Socialist party (PSOE) responded Wednesday to a majority vote in Catalonia’s parliament symbolically proclaiming the right of any of three jailed…
Judge sets Friday to formalize charges against Catalans
Supreme Court Justice Pablo Llarena announced Wednesday in Madrid that on Friday morning he will formalize charges ranging from misuse of public…
EU’s human rights tribunal: Spain’s court of last resort
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg last week rejected a request for an injunction filed by pro-independence supporters of former…
POLITIFILE :: Junts per Catalunya ~ Together for Catalonia
• Junts per Catalunya ~ Together for Catalonia • The Catalan regional political movement known as Junts per Catalunya (JxCAT, Together for…