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Euroviews. The curious case of Carles Puigdemont ǀ View

Free to travel around Europe but persecuted in Spain. Accused of rebellion in Madrid but acquitted of it in Germany. [...] An MEP-elect thanks to the votes of one million people, but dependent on European courts in order to fulfill his mandate.

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EU Elections 2019: Which candidates won the social media battle?

Much of the of #EP2019 European election battle took place on social media. Which candidates had the most engagement?

Spain

Catalan separatists facing jail in Spain win EU Parliament seats

Carles Puigdemont and Oriol Junqueras elected to the European Parliament but it's not clear whether either will ever get there.

Europe News

Independence puzzle for European Parliament

The former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, is campaigning for a seat in the European Parliament. And the polls indicate that he could get it. But the problem is whether he can legally occupy it.

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Catalonia’s Puigdemont risks arrest if he returns for election

The legal services of the European Parliament indicate that he must go to Madrid to be sworn in.

Belgium

European elections 2019: What happened this week?

This week we look at the smaller parties that could tip the scales in the new parliament and examine the role of the Eurosceptics' favourite target, the EU Commission.

Spain

Puigdemont banned from running in European elections: Electoral board

Spain's electoral board has banned former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and two of his former advisers from running in the European elections.

Spain

Exiled ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to run in EU elections

"It is the moment to make another step to internationalise the self-determination right of Catalonia from Europe's heart to all the world," Puigdemont wrote on Twitter.

Spain

Former Catalan vice president tells court he is a 'political prisoner'

“This is a political trial and I refuse to answer to my accusers... I am a political prisoner and I am on trial for my ideas,” Oriol Junqueras said.

Spain

Filmmakers hand back award given by ex-Catalan chief Puigdemont

The filmmakers said they returned the award because its delivery was "not neutral".

Belgium

Protests outside Brussels institutions in support of Catalan politicians

Protesters gathered outside European institutions in Brussels to express their support to Catalan politicians and activists being tried in Madrid

Spain

Watch: EU more worried over Venezuela than Catalonia, says Puigdemont

The self-exiled former Catalonia leader had some strong words for Brussels and Madrid.

Spain

Catalan Separatists' trial: How they got here and what's next?

Spain faces the biggest and most decisive trial in four decades on Tuesday when 12 Catalan separatist leaders go to court.

World

Catalan independence & European values: Uncut with Carles Puigdemont

Catalan independence and European values: Uncut with Carles Puigdemont

Spain

Stop treating Catalonia's separatists like criminals, says Puigdemont

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has been speaking exclusively to Euronews.

Spain

Has the Catalan pro-independence movement lost its power one year on?

On the one-year anniversary of the banned independence referendum, triggering one of the biggest institutional crises in Spain, where are its protagonists? Has the Catalan pro-independence movement lost its power?

World

Catalan Separatists clash with police

Clashes police march for higher wages were blocked by Catalan separatists one year on from the referendum.

Spain

Former Catalan leader returns to Belgium after extradition bid fails

Ex Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont returned from Germany to Belgium on Saturday after Spain failed in an attempt to extradite him from Germany on charges of rebellion over an illegal declaration of independence.

Spain

Spain withdraws international arrest warrants against Puigdemont

Spain withdraws international arrest warrants against Puigdemont and other Catalan politicians.

Spain

Ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont 'can be extradited to Spain'

Ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont can be extradited from Germany to Spain for misuse of public funds, a court has ruled.