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Spain moves to block Puigdemont's election as Catalonia leader
Jan 25, 2018 12:56Spain said Thursday it plans to challenge Carles Puigdemont's attempt to make a comeback as Catalan leader in court as he is wanted for his role in the region's failed independence drive.
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Spain seeks new arrest warrant as Catalonia’s former leader lands in Denmark
Jan 22, 2018 10:55Spain’s prosecutor sought on Monday to reactivate a European arrest warrant against Carles Puigdemont, as the former Catalan leader landed in Denmark for his first trip away from Belgium in three months of self-imposed exile.
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Spain seeks ex-Catalan leader arrested over Denmark trip plan
Jan 21, 2018 15:41Spanish authorities have announced that they would reinstate an international arrest warrant request for former Catalonia president Carles Puigdemont if he decides to travel from Belgium, where he is in self-imposed exile, to Denmark for the purpose of attending an academic meeting.
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Catalan legislators elect separatist speaker
Jan 17, 2018 12:39Catalan lawmakers on Wednesday elected a separatist as parliamentary speaker, the first stage of a plan by pro-independence deputies to get regional leader Carles Puigdemont, in self-exile in Belgium, back into power.
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Spain’s court refuses to free jailed ex-Catalan vice president
Jan 06, 2018 05:40Spain's Supreme Court on Friday decided not to release former Catalan Vice President Oriol Junqueras, jailed while he is investigated for rebellion and sedition over the region's independence drive.
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Spanish court reviews appeal of jailed Catalan vice-president
Jan 04, 2018 12:48Judges in Spain’s Supreme Court have begun considering an appeal of a jail sentence given to the former vice-president of Catalonia over a controversial independence drive in the region.
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Spain PM urges Catalan parliament formation in January
Dec 30, 2017 02:38Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called on the new regional parliament to hold its maiden session in mid-January.
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Spanish king urges Catalonia to avoid confrontation, respect plurality
Dec 25, 2017 05:59Spain’s King Felipe VI in a Christmas speech on Sunday urged Catalan lawmakers to respect their region’s diversity and avoid another confrontation over independence.
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Poll shows Catalan separatist will lose majority in elections
Dec 10, 2017 15:34A new poll conducted just ahead of regional elections in Spain’s Catalonia suggests that separatist parties would lose their majority in the parliament.
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About 45,000 Catalans march in Brussels to support exiled leader
Dec 07, 2017 10:59A sea of around 45,000 pro-Catalonia protesters have demonstrated in Brussels to show support for the region's deposed president Carles Puigdemont and urge the European Union to back its drive for independence from Spain.