Spain 14/05/2018 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.
Spain 14/05/2018 Mixed reaction over Catalonia's new President Opposition party Ciudadanos says Quim Torra is a puppet for Puigdemont
Spain 12/05/2018 Catalan parliament fails to elect regional president Quim Torres fell just two votes short - another vote on Monday will be the parliament's fifth attempt.
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no comment 24/04/2018 Catalans celebrate Sant Jordi with yellow roses Political discomfort bloomed in Catalonia on Monday as thousands of Catalans gifted their partners with yellow roses during Sant Jordi, the annual celebration of the region's patron saint.
View 18/04/2018 Catalonia's crisis, Europe's wake up call | View European intervention in the Catalan crisis is unavoidable amid a systematic bias against secession in the interpretation of Spanish law, says an advisor to the European Parliament.
Germany 07/04/2018 Puigdemont will stay in Germany until judicial process is over The former Catalan leader left prison after paying the €75,000 bail on Friday.
world news 03/04/2018 German prosecutor files extradition application for Puigdemont German prosecutor to file extradition application to German court for former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont
View 01/04/2018 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.
Germany 28/03/2018 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.
no comment 26/03/2018 Police and demonstrators clashed in Barcelona after former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont arrested i
Germany 26/03/2018 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.
Spain 26/03/2018 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,
Finland 25/03/2018 Puigdemont flees Finland amid arrest fears The former Catalan leader has left Finland amid concerns he would be arrested. He has arrived in Belgium where he says he intends to cooperate fully with the authorities.
Spain 24/03/2018 Finnish police receive arrest warrant for Puigdemont, but they don’t know where he is Fugitive Catalan leader Puigdemont arrived in Finland on Thursday for a series of meetings, an arrest warrant was issued for him a day later.
Spain 23/03/2018 Spanish court detains leading Catalan separatists on rebellion charges 25 pro-Catalan independence leaders face trial for rebellion, misuse of public funds and disobedience as the Supreme Court in Madrid steps up legal action following last year’s illegal referendum and independence declaration.
Spain 23/03/2018 Deadlock continues as Catalan separatists fail to elect new leader Mainstream candidate Jordi Turull was denied victory by far-left CUP party
no comment 18/03/2018 Thousands of pro-unity supporters protest in Barcelona Thousands of demonstrators marched in Barcelona on Sunday March 18th in support of a pro-unity regional government in Catalonia.
Spain 18/03/2018 Thousands march in Barcelona for Spanish unity Holding Catalan, Spanish and EU flags, the demonstrators demanded the election of a leader "for all Catalans" to the regional parliament.
