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Catalonia
Finnish police seek Puigdemont’s arrest under European warrant
Finnish police said Saturday they were seeking to arrest Catalonia’s former president Carles Puigdemont under a European arrest warrant issued by Spain, but did not know his whereabouts. Puigdemont, who lives in self-imposed exile in Belgium, has been visiting Finland since Thursday for talks with lawmakers and had been due to leave on Saturday afternoon. […] …
Finnish police ask Spain for info on Puigdemont arrest warrant
Judge summons Catalan separatists as trial nears
Jailed Catalan separatist Sanchez drops leadership bid
Jordi Sanchez, a separatist civic leader in jail over his alleged role in Catalonia’s secession drive, has dropped his bid to lead the region, the Catalan parliamentary speaker said Wednesday. “Faced with the repeated violation of his fundamental rights… the lawmaker Jordi Sanchez sent me a letter announcing he was renouncing his candidacy,” Roger Torrent […] …
Spanish police raid Catalan govt HQ in vote probe
Spanish police searched the seat of the Catalan regional government in Barcelona on Thursday as part of an investigation into how last year’s banned independence referendum was funded. A Civil Guard spokesperson said the operation targeted the “citizens assistance office” and the offices of the grassroots separatist group Omnium Cultural, whose leader was jailed last year […] …
Puigdemont does not rule out fresh elections in Catalonia
Spanish court refuses to free jailed Catalan govt candidate
Spain’s Supreme Court on Friday turned down a request from Catalan separatist leader Jordi Sanchez to be released from jail so he could be sworn in as the region’s new president next week. Sanchez was remanded in custody in October pending charges of sedition over last year’s Catalan independence bid. The court’s decision means it […] …
Puigdemont refuses to rule out fresh elections in Catalonia
Catalonia’s deposed leader Carles Puigdemont refused Friday to rule out fresh elections in the Spanish region if the jailed candidate chosen by Catalan separatist parties to form a new government is not allowed to be sworn in. “It is no tragedy if there are new elections, although it is not the priority and no one […] …
Guardiola defends Catalonia political symbol
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola defended his decision to wear a yellow ribbon in support of jailed Catalan independence leaders after his side beat Arsenal 3-0 to win the League Cup final on Sunday.
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