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Fugitive Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont Returns to Belgium
Fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said Friday he had left Spain for Belgium after briefly addressing supporters in Barcelona, sparking a row over how he evaded arrest again.
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Spain's Amnesty Law Faces Legal Delays, No Separatists Have Benefited Yet
Three weeks after it was approved by Spain's parliament, an amnesty law for Catalan separatists involved in a botched 2017 secession bid is entangled in legal wrangling and has yet to benefit anyone.
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Hardline Separatist Quim Torra Appointed Catalan Leader
Quim Torra, a newcomer to politics who has long fiercely campaigned for independence in Catalonia, was appointed regional president Monday, vowing to keep fighting for a break from Spain in a move that could deepen the conflict with Madrid.
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Former Catalan Leader Says Polls Must 'Ratify' Catalonia's Desire For Independence
Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont Saturday launched his campaign for regional elections by calling on Catalans to make known their desire for independence.
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Axed Catalan Leader Slams EU For 'Helping' Spanish PM
Catalonia's sacked leader on Tuesday slammed the European Union for backing Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in his bid to quash secession, after calling on pro-independence parties to unite for next month's regional election.
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Ex-Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont, Freed In Belgium, Blasts Spain
Catalonia's sacked separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Monday denounced Spain as an undemocratic country that "unjustly" jailed his colleagues, after he was freed on bail in Belgium.
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Ousted Catalan Leader Calls For United Front For Independence
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called on Saturday for a united political front in the Dec. 21 election to continue the drive for independence from Spain and to protest the imprisonment of former members of the regional government.
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Spain Issues Arrest Warrant For Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont
A Spanish judge issued a EU arrest warrant Friday for Catalonia's deposed separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, a day after he failed to appear for questioning over his role in the region's tumultuous independence drive.
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Anger, Pessimism In Barcelona As Catalan Leaders Jailed
"It will make everything worse," said retired teacher Dolores, 66, of the "bad news" that a judge in Madrid had ordered eight deposed Catalan ministers to be held in jail.
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Spain Says Catalan Independence Response Unclear
Catalonia's separatist leader has not given Madrid the clear answer it wanted over whether or not he has declared independence, the Spanish foreign minister said Monday.
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Fugitive Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont Returns to Belgium
Fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said Friday he had left Spain for Belgium after briefly addressing supporters in Barcelona, sparking a row over how he evaded arrest again.
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Spain's Amnesty Law Faces Legal Delays, No Separatists Have Benefited Yet
Three weeks after it was approved by Spain's parliament, an amnesty law for Catalan separatists involved in a botched 2017 secession bid is entangled in legal wrangling and has yet to benefit anyone.
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Hardline Separatist Quim Torra Appointed Catalan Leader
Quim Torra, a newcomer to politics who has long fiercely campaigned for independence in Catalonia, was appointed regional president Monday, vowing to keep fighting for a break from Spain in a move that could deepen the conflict with Madrid.
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Former Catalan Leader Says Polls Must 'Ratify' Catalonia's Desire For Independence
Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont Saturday launched his campaign for regional elections by calling on Catalans to make known their desire for independence.
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Axed Catalan Leader Slams EU For 'Helping' Spanish PM
Catalonia's sacked leader on Tuesday slammed the European Union for backing Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in his bid to quash secession, after calling on pro-independence parties to unite for next month's regional election.
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Ex-Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont, Freed In Belgium, Blasts Spain
Catalonia's sacked separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Monday denounced Spain as an undemocratic country that "unjustly" jailed his colleagues, after he was freed on bail in Belgium.
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Ousted Catalan Leader Calls For United Front For Independence
Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called on Saturday for a united political front in the Dec. 21 election to continue the drive for independence from Spain and to protest the imprisonment of former members of the regional government.
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Spain Issues Arrest Warrant For Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont
A Spanish judge issued a EU arrest warrant Friday for Catalonia's deposed separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, a day after he failed to appear for questioning over his role in the region's tumultuous independence drive.
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Anger, Pessimism In Barcelona As Catalan Leaders Jailed
"It will make everything worse," said retired teacher Dolores, 66, of the "bad news" that a judge in Madrid had ordered eight deposed Catalan ministers to be held in jail.
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Spain Says Catalan Independence Response Unclear
Catalonia's separatist leader has not given Madrid the clear answer it wanted over whether or not he has declared independence, the Spanish foreign minister said Monday.
