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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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Spanish PM Offers Amnesty To Catalan Separatists In Controversial Deal
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has clinched a controversial deal to remain in power by offering amnesty to Catalan separatists, raising tensions across the country.
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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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Catalan Separatists To Try Again To Elect Carles Puigdemont
Catalan separatists, meeting in Berlin, vowed Saturday to attempt once again to get their leader-in-exile Carles Puigdemont reinstalled as president of the Spanish region while adding that they don't want to hold fresh elections.
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Clashes In Catalonia After Carles Puigdemont Arrested In Germany
Thousands of Catalan separatists faced off with police in Catalonia on Sunday following the arrest in Germany of the region's former president Carles Puigdemont five months after he fled Spain.
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Carles Puigdemont: Fighting For The Dream Of Catalan Independence
Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont, who was arrested Sunday in Germany on a European warrant, embodies for his supporters the dream of turning the region into an independent state.
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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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Catalonia's Leader Carles Puigdemont Turns Himself In To Belgian Police
Catalonia's sacked separatist leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his former ministers turned themselves in to Belgian police on Sunday after Spain issued a warrant for their arrest.
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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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450,000 Gather To Protest As Spain Moves To Sack Catalan Government
Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded Barcelona's streets Saturday as Spain took drastic measures to stop Catalonia from breaking away, announcing plans to dismiss the region's separatist government and call fresh elections.
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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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Spanish PM Offers Amnesty To Catalan Separatists In Controversial Deal
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has clinched a controversial deal to remain in power by offering amnesty to Catalan separatists, raising tensions across the country.
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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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Catalan Separatists To Try Again To Elect Carles Puigdemont
Catalan separatists, meeting in Berlin, vowed Saturday to attempt once again to get their leader-in-exile Carles Puigdemont reinstalled as president of the Spanish region while adding that they don't want to hold fresh elections.
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Clashes In Catalonia After Carles Puigdemont Arrested In Germany
Thousands of Catalan separatists faced off with police in Catalonia on Sunday following the arrest in Germany of the region's former president Carles Puigdemont five months after he fled Spain.
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Carles Puigdemont: Fighting For The Dream Of Catalan Independence
Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont, who was arrested Sunday in Germany on a European warrant, embodies for his supporters the dream of turning the region into an independent state.
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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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Catalonia's Leader Carles Puigdemont Turns Himself In To Belgian Police
Catalonia's sacked separatist leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his former ministers turned themselves in to Belgian police on Sunday after Spain issued a warrant for their arrest.
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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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450,000 Gather To Protest As Spain Moves To Sack Catalan Government
Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded Barcelona's streets Saturday as Spain took drastic measures to stop Catalonia from breaking away, announcing plans to dismiss the region's separatist government and call fresh elections.
