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Spain

Pig Demont or Puigdemont? Ex-Catalan leader is pigged off over pun

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has asked Spanish authorities to stop the sale of a brand of dry-cured ham called "Pig Demont" whose logo strikingly resembles him.

14/06/2018

Spain

What does Quim Torra’s election mean for Catalonia?

Catalonia’s new leader elected by the region’s parliament is described as a hardline separatist who has vowed to continue the struggle for independence from Spain.

14/05/2018

Germany

Puigdemont will stay in Germany until judicial process is over

The former Catalan leader left prison after paying the €75,000 bail on Friday.

07/04/2018

Germany

Puigdemont rebellion charge was 'extremely risky' - German legal expert

Spain's attempt to extradite the ex-Catalan premier should fail under German law and Europe should realise Catalonia is not a Spanish domestic matter, Süddeutsche Zeitung's Heribert Prantl tells Euronews.

06/04/2018

Germany

Lawyers prepare Puigdemont bail

€75000 required to secure release of Catalan leader from German prison

06/04/2018

Germany

German court rejects Puigdemont extradition to Spain for rebellion

Former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont can be freed on bail and cannot be extradited to Spain for rebellion, although corruption charges remain possible, German judges have ruled.

05/04/2018

World News

German prosecutor files extradition application for Puigdemont

German prosecutor to file extradition application to German court for former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont

03/04/2018

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Protesters call for Puigdemont's release in Berlin

The National Assembly of Catalonia (ANC) gathered around 300 Catalan independence supporters in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

02/04/2018

Germany

Demonstrators protest ex-Catalan leader's detention in Germany

Supporters of former President Carles Puigdemont marched in Berlin, demanding his release from a German prison where he is being held on an international arrest warrant.

01/04/2018

Spain

The former Catalan president fears for his safety if extradited to a Spanish jail

Carles Puigdemont is still being detained in Germany awaiting a decision by a court Neumuenster on whether to extradite him to Spain

01/04/2018

Spain

Euroviews. Catalonia hurt Spain’s image but the law must prevail: View

After Puigdemont’s arrest, the Spain government must tread carefully to keep European actors on side in the debate over Catalonia’s future, writes the vice president of the Catalan Council of the European Movement.

01/04/2018

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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.

01/04/2018

Germany

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.

28/03/2018

Spain

Puigdemont to stay in custody

German court has 60 days to decide on Spanish extradition request

27/03/2018

Europe News

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

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

26/03/2018

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Pro-Catalan rally outside EU headquarters in Brussels

Pro-Catalan rally outside EU headquarters in Brussels

26/03/2018

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Police and demonstrators clashed in Barcelona

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26/03/2018

Germany

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.

26/03/2018

Germany

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

26/03/2018

Spain

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,

26/03/2018