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Puigdemont welcomes Spain's amnesty but warns it is not the solution for Catalonia

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Puigdemont appeals to Spain's top court to lift his arrest warrant

Carles Puigdemont, Catalonia's former president, seeks to return to Spain following a favourable yet not definitive EU Advocate General's ruling on Spain's amnesty law.

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EU's top court rejects Carles Puigdemont's claim to MEP status

The European Court of Justice has backed former European Parliament president Antonio Tajani's decision not to recognise Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont as an MEP, ruling that Tajani "merely did what he was required to do."

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Catalonia's 'La Diada' independence rally sees lowest turnout in years

The rally took place on Catalan national day, under the motto "Let's return to the street."

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EU Parliament's Jaume Duch named minister in new Catalan government

Duch will leave the European Parliament's spokesperson service to serve as regional minister for the European Union and external policy.

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Authorities play blame game as Puigdemont escapes Spain again

The fugitive Catalan separatist leader shocked Spain by briefly appearing at a rally in Barcelona on Thursday and leading law enforcement on a search and arrest hunt that ultimately failed.

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How did Puigdemont manage to flee?

Euronews offers a reconstruction of the Catalan separatist's flight after his speech at the Arc de Triomf in Barcelona, as described by members of the Mossos d'Esquadra and the National Police Corps.

Spain

What's behind Carles Puigdemont's seven-year exile?

A wildcat referendum on independence and stories of dubious Russian connections saw the Catalan leader flee the country. Now, he's back — and elusive as ever.

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Police search for Puigdemont after leading Barcelona rally

The separatist former president of Catalonia returned to his home country in a bid to prevent the Catalan parliament from voting in a new socialist government, in what he described as "the only way to return to normality".

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Catalonia's separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to return to Spain

The former president of Catalonia and MEP faces immediate arrest if he returns to the country he fled in October 2017.

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Catalans vote in crucial regional election for the separatist movement

The outcome is set to test the strength of the separatist movement and the popularity of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

Spain

Puigdemont eyes Catalan presidency 7 years after fleeing Spain

The former president has run in Catalonia's elections from abroad before, appearing at the top of his party's list in both 2017 and 2021.

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Spain launches investigation into former Catalonia leader Puigdemont

Spain's top court has opened a terrorism investigation into Puigdemont over protests linked to the region's failed independence referendum in 2017.

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Catalan President calls for 'responsibility' to approve amnesty law

The President of the Catalan government Pere Aragonès on Wednesday pleaded on political parties to take "responsibility" and approve the amnesty law in an interview with Euronews.

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Women make up more than half of ministers in Spain's new government

Sánchez was reelected prime minister on Thursday with backing from 179 lawmakers in Spain's 350-seat parliament. His election was opposed by 171 deputies from the centre-right Popular Party and the far-right Vox.

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Spain’s Sanchez set for re-election as PM amid anger over amnesty deal

Sánchez is expected to be reelected after his Socialist party reached deals with small parties, including the fringe Catalan separatist party.

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Spain's Parliament to vote on Prime Minister Sánchez's re-election

Spain's Socialist Party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for people involved in the region's failed secession bid, sparking a protest outside the party's headquarters.