Now playing Next Spain Puigdemont leaves jail as Spain tells him: 'Submit to Spanish justice' Puigdemont has been in exile in Belgium since 2017. Spain wants to put him on trial for his role in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum. 25/09/2021
Now playing Next no comment Puigdemont supporters protest his detention Catalan independence supporters protested outside the Italian consulate in Barcelona following former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's detention. 24/09/2021
Now playing Next Spain Carles Puigdemont loses appeal against loss of MEP immunity The European Court of Justice said there was no reason why Puigdemont could not face extradition and trial in Spain. 30/07/2021
Now playing Next Spain Puigdemont has lost his immunity from prosecution. What happens next? The decision by MEPs will likely extend the three-and-a-half-year legal saga on the Catalan separatists' fate by months, if not years, as many avenues for appeal remain open. 10/03/2021
Now playing Next Europe News 'It's political persecution': Carles Puigdemont on losing his immunity MEPs voted on Monday to strip their Catalan colleague Carles Puigdemont of his immunity from prosecution. 09/03/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Puigdemont: 'Sad day' for democracy as MEPs vote to lift immunity The European Parliament's move paves the way for Spain to pursue the separatists' extradition from Belgium to face trial over the 2017 independence referendum. 09/03/2021
Now playing Next Europe News European Parliament to announce result of Puigdemont immunity vote If MEPs strip the former leader of Catalonia of his special protection, he could be extradited to Spain and face trial. 08/03/2021
Now playing Next View MEPs must vote against lifting Carles Puigdemont's immunity | View MEPs will on Monday (March 8) vote on whether to lift the parliamentary immunity of their Catalan colleagues Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí. 08/03/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Puigdemont vows to keep fighting after MEPs vote to lift his immunity A European Parliament committee has voted to lift Carles Puigdemont's immunity. It will now go to a vote before all MEPs next month. 24/02/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels considers whether to lift Puigdemont's parliamentary immunity Spain wants MEP Puigdemont's parliamentary immunity lifted so it can put him on trial over Catalonia's independence referendum in 2017. 16/11/2020
Now playing Next View The troubled lives of Catalan presidents are an echo of Catalonia’s troubles within Spain ǀ View The meeting of three Catalan presidents stripped of their offices or the right to hold office has become symbolic of how Catalan democracy is being treated by Madrid. 19/10/2020
Now playing Next France Exiled Catalan separatist leader holds rally in France Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont addressed more than 100,000 supporters in Perpignan near the Spanish border. 29/02/2020
Now playing Next no comment Carles Puigdemont takes in rugby game ahead of Perpignan rally It is the nearest MEP Puigdemont has come to returning to Catalonia since fleeing in 2017. 29/02/2020
Now playing Next France Critics slam Puigdemont rally near Catalonia amid COVID-19 outbreak This is the closest Carles Puigdemont has come to return to Spain since fleeing more than two years ago. 29/02/2020
Now playing Next state of the union UK MEPs sit for last time in Strasbourg as Catalan duo make debut There were mixed feelings among British MEPs this week as they sat in Strasbourg for the final time before Brexit. But there was delight among Catalan separatists after Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comin were finally allowed to take their seats. 17/01/2020
Now playing Next Spain EU parliament launches process to lift Puigdemont's MEP immunity The decision could take several months. 16/01/2020
Now playing Next Spain Could Puigdemont be arrested during his Spain visit? The self-exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont would like to return to Spain for the first time, but it might cost him his freedom. 16/01/2020
Now playing Next Europe News The Brief: what are the next legal steps in the Catalan conundrum? Announcements and parliamentary procedure will follow Spain's request to lift immunity. 14/01/2020
Now playing Next Spain Catalan separatist leaders take up MEP seats in blow to Madrid Catalan separatist leaders Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comin vowed to push their secessionist cause onto Europe’s agenda as they took up their seats in Strasbourg, despite facing an arrest warrant in Spain. 14/01/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Catalan MEPs take their seats in Strasbourg Now fully accredited MEPS, they are here to attend the first plenary of the year. After expressing his joy, Carles Puigdemont told the press the Catalan independence question was a European issue. 13/01/2020
