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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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Spanish Congress rejects amnesty law for Catalan separatists

The law could have paved the way for the return of fugitive ex-Catalan president Carles Puigdemont.

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Demonstrators rally against amnesty for Catalan separatists in Madrid

Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez's new term got off to a stormy start after he clinched the support in parliament of two Catalan separatist parties in exchange for a controversial amnesty for hundreds of people in legal trouble over Catalonia's failed bit to secure independence.

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Spanish right rally against PM Sánchez’s amnesty proposal

The conservative PP and far-right Vox party claim the amnesty measure goes against the principles of equality, territorial unity and the separation of powers.

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Spain's socialist HQ attacked for second night in Madrid

Protests turned ugly as thousands gathered to display their discontent at prime minister Pedro Sanchez's amnesty talks with Catalan nationalist parties.

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Rally in Barcelona against plan to grant Catalan separatists an amnesty

Right-wing officials joined a mass rally in Barcelona on Sunday to protest plans to grant jailed Catalan separatists an amnesty.

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State of the Union: Spanish regional languages on Brussels agenda

Catalan, Galician and Basque becoming official EU languages was debated by ministers on Tuesday.

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Could a Catalan separatist party join a coalition government in Spain?

It may be possible for Puigdemont to acts as the kingmaker, but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his leftist PSOE party has always ruled out helping Catalonia's separatists.

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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.

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Is there still any hope for independence in Catalonia?

This is how Catalonia's independence movement is faring after it tried to break away from Spain in 2017.

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Spain violated political rights of former Catalan leaders, says UN

Four Catalan regional leaders were removed from office before being prosecuted for their roles in the October 2017 independence referendum.

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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.

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Spain begins investigation into Catalonia Pegasus spyware allegations

A report found more than 60 pro-independence figures had their mobile phones hacked using the software.

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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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In Barcelona, Catalans protest more Spanish taught in schools

Protesters see the recent court decision to demand more Spanish taught in Catalan schools as a threat to their own language, with the pushback expected to strengthen the region's separatist movement.

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Pro-Catalan independence protesters gather in Barcelona

During a demonstration marking the fourth anniversary of a Catalan independence referendum, around a thousand pro-Catalan independence protesters gather in Barcelona to ask for political leaders to join them to "apply what we voted for, which is the unilateral declaration of independence."

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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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Sanchez meets Catalan separatists and says solving impasse needs time

Spain’s prime minister and Catalonia's leader met on Wednesday to restart negotiations hoping to find a solution to the ongoing political crisis over separatist demands.

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Divided Catalan separatists rally ahead of talks with Madrid

As they took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday, Catalan separatists tried to offer a display of unity despite the divisions in their ranks over upcoming talks with the Spanish government.