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Catalan MEP loses appeal to keep parliamentary immunity

The EU's General Court rejected the appeal of three Catalan MEPs in the crosshairs of Spanish justice since Catalonia's abortive secession attempt in 2017.

Spain

Spain drops sedition charges against Catalan separatist leader

Carles Puigdemont, who is in self-imposed exile in Belgium, still faces charges of disobedience and embezzlement, which could land him eight years in prison.

World News

EU court reinstates MEP immunity of Catalonia's Carles Puigdemont

Puigdemont and two other former ministers are still wanted in Spain for their role in the 2017 independence referendum.

Spain

Borrell sparks Catalonia backlash over Zelenskyy-Puigdemont comparison

Josep Borrell has angered Catalonia's independence movement by comparing Ukraine's president to Carles Puigdemont.

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Italy

Puigdemont: Italian extradition hearing delayed pending EU rulings

Madrid wants former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to return to Spain so he can face trial on charges of sedition.

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.

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Puigdemont supporters protest his detention

Catalan independence supporters protested outside the Italian consulate in Barcelona following former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's detention.

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.

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.

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'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.

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.

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.

World News

Euroviews. 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.

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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.

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.

Spain

Euroviews. 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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.