European Court Says Belgium May Have To Extradite Catalan Politicians To Spain

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Tuesday that Belgium can no longer refuse to extradite Catalan independence leaders to Spain based on its current legal arguments.

Former Catalan Leader Puigdemont Urges Spanish Courts to Stop Trying to Extradite Him - Sputnik International

(Sputnik) - Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called on the Spanish judicial authorities to cease attempts to extradite him from other European countries.

Former Catalan leader Puigdemont released until ruling on Oct.4 | Agencia EFE

The Italian court of Sassari in Sardinia on Friday released former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont after he was detained Thursday on a European arrest warrant.

Exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont arrested in Sardinia: Lawyer

Carles Puigdemont, the former president of Catalonia who fled Spain after leading a botched independence attempt, was arrested on the Italian island of Sardinia, his lawyer said Thursday.  

Suspensión de inmunidad a Puigdemont permite reactivar recursos de la justicia española

 

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Puigdemont: EU parliament lifts ex-Catalan leader's immunity - BBC News

The European Parliament has voted to waive the immunity of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan separatist MEPs.

German court authorises extradition of Carles Puigdemont

A German court has authorised the extradition to Spain of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont.

German Court Rejects Call for Puigdemont to be Rearrested

A German court on Tuesday rejected a request from prosecutors to take former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont back into custody pending a decision on whether he can be extradited to Spain.

Belgian Court Rejects Spanish Extradition Bid for 3 Catalans

A Belgian court has rejected a Spanish request for the extradition of three Catalan separatist leaders.

Catalogne : le parlement dénonce une "dérive autoritaire" et défend Puigdemont

Le parlement catalan a adopté jeudi une motion dénonçant la "dérive autoritaire" de l'Etat espagnol et défendant la "légitimité" de l'indépendantiste Carles Puigdemont, président régional destitué par Madrid.

Parliament speaker in Spain's Catalonia delays presidential investiture vote

The speaker of the Catalonia regional parliament on Tuesday decided to postpone a debate session ahead of the investiture of the regional president until the Spanish Constitutional Court made a ruling regarding the re-election of the recently ousted leader.

El Constitucional impide por unanimidad investir a Puigdemont si no acude al Parlament

Las diferencias entre los magistrados del Tribunal Constitucional sobre el recurso presentado por el Gobierno contra la propuesta de investidura de Carles Puigdemont han terminado este sábado con unanimidad: el alto tribunal ha acordado anular la investidura del expresident si no acude al Parlament.

Spanish govt ask court to block Puigdemont's bid to lead Catalonia

The Spanish government has asked the Constitutional Court to block former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's bid to the region again, the country’s deputy prime minister has said.

Spanish Government Acts to Block Election of Puigdemont as Catalonia Head

Spain’s government has taken a first step towards preventing the election of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont as head of the Spanish region, the deputy prime minister said on Thursday.

Spanish government rumbles meeting involving Catalan ex-president in Brussels

A meeting that had been scheduled to take place between the current speaker of the Catalan regional parliament and the ousted former Catalan president in Brussels, where the latter lives in self-imposed exile, was blocked on Wednesday by order of the Spanish government, officials said.

Catalogne: Puigdemont affirme qu'il formera un gouvernement, malgré les "menaces" de Madrid

L'indépendantiste catalan Carles Puigdemont a affirmé lundi à Copenhague qu'un nouveau gouvernement régional serait formé prochainement, malgré les "menaces" de Madrid.

Puigdemont demands Madrid reinstate his government

Ousted Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, has demanded Madrid reinstate his regional government, which was deposed after an independence referendum that Spanish courts judged illegal, as part of a political settlement.

Rajoy juge "absurde" que Puigdemont veuille gouverner la Catalogne depuis l'étranger

Le chef du gouvernement espagnol Mariano Rajoy a estimé vendredi "absurde" que le président catalan destitué Carles Puigdemont veuille gouverner la Catalogne depuis la Belgique où il s'est réfugié pour échapper aux poursuites judiciaires.

Rajoy rules out national election after pro-independence parties win Catalan vote

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has ruled out calling a national election after Catalan pro-independence parties won a majority in a regional vote, thwarting his bid to resolve the country's biggest political crisis in decades.

Pro-Unity Ciudadanos wins Catalan election but secessionists maintain majority

The pro-unity Catalan party Ciudadanos (Cs) won the most votes with 25 percent in the snap regional election on Thursday, with 99.5 percent of votes counted.