no comment 01/04/2018

Puigdemont supporters demonstrate outside of Neumuenster prison

Despite the cold, rain and the Easter holidays, roughly 30 Catalan demonstrators gathered outside Neumuenster prison on Saturday (March 31) where former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont is in custody, while German courts examine Spain's extradition order.

Germany 28/03/2018

German separatist leader files criminal complaint against Puigdemont's detention

The leader of the nationalist Bavaria Party has filed a case against the detention of the Catalan leader, likening his arrest to an abduction.

Spain 27/03/2018

Puigdemont to stay in custody

German court has 60 days to decide on Spanish extradition request

brussels bureau 26/03/2018

Relatives of Catalan prisoners and exiles take human rights call to Brussels

Treatment of social and political leaders is denounced, as former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont awaits extradition decision

no comment 26/03/2018

Pro-Catalan rally outside EU headquarters in Brussels

Pro-Catalan rally outside EU headquarters in Brussels

no comment 26/03/2018

Police and demonstrators clashed in Barcelona after former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont arrested

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Germany 26/03/2018

Can Spain extradite Puigdemont more easily from Germany than Belgium?

Legal experts say German law may pose problems for Spain's extradition request for the ex-Catalan leader. In Belgium, Madrid abandoned its attempt.

Germany 26/03/2018

German court extends detention of exiled Catalan leader Puigdemont

The former Catalan separatist leader will remain in German custody pending an extradition decision by a higher court

Spain 26/03/2018

Clashes in Barcelona after Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is held

Carles Puigdemont's detention threatens to worsen the Catalan crisis that flared last year when the region made a symbolic declaration of independence,

world news 25/03/2018

Barcelona rallies for arrested Carles Puigdemont

Thousands rallied in front of the European Commission office in Barcelona and chanted the name of the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont

Spain 25/03/2018

Spanish police battle mass protest as Catalan separatist leader is detained

Carles Puigdemont, wanted on a Spanish arrest warrant, has been detained in Germany, his lawyer has said.

Finland 25/03/2018

Puigdemont flees Finland amid arrest fears

The former Catalan leader has left Finland amid concerns he would be arrested. He has arrived in Belgium where he says he intends to cooperate fully with the authorities.

Spain 24/03/2018

Finnish police receive arrest warrant for Puigdemont, but they don’t know where he is

Fugitive Catalan leader Puigdemont arrived in Finland on Thursday for a series of meetings, an arrest warrant was issued for him a day later.

Spain 23/03/2018

Spanish court detains leading Catalan separatists on rebellion charges

25 pro-Catalan independence leaders face trial for rebellion, misuse of public funds and disobedience as the Supreme Court in Madrid steps up legal action following last year’s illegal referendum and independence declaration.

Spain 02/03/2018

No second term in office for Puigdemont

Puigdemont faces charges of sedition and rebellion in Spain and is currently in self-imposed exile in Brussels

Spain 01/03/2018

Puigdemont withdraws candidacy for Catalan presidency

Puigdemont said his party would propose pro-independence campaigner Jordi Sanchez as an alternative campaigner.

Spain 01/03/2018

Catalan parliament picks Puigdemont as symbolic leader

In its first session since December's election the house voted in favour again of the exiled separatist leader

brussels bureau 07/02/2018

Puigdemont's 100 days of attitude

100 days have passed since the ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont established what he called a "government in exile" in Brussels. Puigdemont fled over the Pyrenees on October the 29th, a day after the government in Madrid dissolved self-rule in Catalonia and removed him from office.

Belgium 03/02/2018

Puigdemont settles in Waterloo

The exiled Catalan leader has reportedly chosen a 550-square-metre house with a monthly rent of 4,400 euros.

Spain 31/01/2018

Catalonia crisis: what next?

Political experts help us make sense of the drama.