Tag: Carles Puigdemont

Spain’s Transition to Democracy after dictator Franco’s death in 1975 was a carefully managed piece of stagecraft. This was especially ...

People wave pro-independence Catalan flags 'Esteladas' while holding letters reading 'independence' during a pro-independence demonstration in Barcelona, Spain

Catalonia’s Hiatus: Between Nothing and Everything?

by Elisabet Vives i Requena

2018/09/25

Since the failure of the declaration of independence in October, Catalan political life has been defined by sharp contradictions. It ...

Carles Puigdemont, president of Catalonia

Catalan Ex-Leader Vows to Press on With Independence Bid

by Staff Writer

2018/07/28

Catalonia's deposed President Carles Puigdemont vowed Saturday to "defend the just cause of the Catalan people" as he returned to ...

Catalonia: a Story of Judges and Clowns

by Elisabet Vives i Requena

2018/04/12

Spain is banalizing real social threats, like terrorism and hate, to criminalize the Catalan secessionist movement.

Catalan Separatists Win Absolute Parliamentary Majority

2017/12/21

Catalan separatists won a crucial snap poll Thursday, plunging their region into further uncertainty after a failed independence bid rattled ...

A voter casts a ballot in the Catalan independence referendum

Catalans Vote in Bid to Solve Independence Crisis

2017/12/21

Catalans began voting Thursday in an election that could mark a turning point for the region, just months after a ...

Belgium Ends Extradition Case Against Catalan Leader Puigdemont

2017/12/14

A Belgian court closed extradition proceedings against deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont after Spain dropped the European arrest warrant against ...

Spain Drops European Arrest Warrant for Sacked Catalan Leader Puigdemont

2017/12/05

Spain has withdrawn a European arrest warrant for Catalonia's sacked leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his former ministers, who ...

Catalonia, Catalan, Catalan independence, Catalan referendum, Spain, Guardia Civil

Spain’s Supreme Court Orders 2 Former Catalan Officials Held in Jail

2017/12/04

Spain's supreme court on Monday ordered six former Catalan government officials released on bail but remanded two, the former deputy ...

Catalan Extradition Case Pushed to Next Month

by Staff Writer with AP

2017/11/17

The lawyer for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the extradition hearing for his client and four others has been ...

Catalan Ex-leader Says Independence Not Only Solution to Crisis

2017/11/13

Carles Puigdemont said there could be solutions to Spain's political crisis other than independence for the Catalan region.

No Belgian ‘Crisis’ Over Deposed Catalan Leader Puigdemont: PM

2017/11/08

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on Wednesday denied his government was in "crisis" over the arrival of deposed Catalan leader ...

Spain to Issue Arrest Warrant for Catalan Leader Puigdemont

2017/11/03

Madrid (AFP) - A judge in Madrid was set Friday to issue an EU arrest warrant for Catalonia's deposed leader ...

Spanish Prosecutor Asks for Arrest of Ousted Catalan Leader Puigdemont

2017/11/02