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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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Biggest Protest In Spain Against Separatist Amnesty Law Draws 1,70,000
Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to denounce a proposed amnesty law for Catalan separatists and activists, which was key for the left-wing government to retain power.
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Pedro Sanchez Re-Elected Spanish PM By Majority In Parliament
Spain's lower house of parliament on Thursday voted to make Pedro Sanchez prime minister for another term by a wafer-thin margin, ending a protracted deadlock after an inconclusive general election in July.
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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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Spanish Intelligence Agency Accused of Gross Negligence After Spyware Hacked Phones of Top Officials
Spanish intelligence agency comes under spotlight amid hacking revelations involving the cell phones of top politicians. CNI has been accused of negligence that allowed unknown sources to hack Prime Minister Sánchez's phone with the Pegasus spyware. To clarify the working of the department, agency director Paz Esteban López is appearing before a ...
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Spanish Prime Minister Wants Catalan Pardons To Open "New Era"
In pardoning nine Catalan separatists over the failed 2017 independence bid, Spain wants to end division and open a new chapter with the pro-independence government of Catalonia, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday.
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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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Catalan Separatist Candidate Fails To Win Regional Presidency
Catalan separatist parties failed to elect a new regional president on Thursday after their most radical faction refused to back the proposed candidate in a vote of confidence.
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Catalan Parliament To Vote On New President: Speaker
Catalonia's parliament is to hold a debate and vote Thursday on a new candidate for regional president, Jordi Turull, who risks being disqualified from holding office over his role in the region's separatist drive.
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Catalan Separatists Keep Majority In Divided Vote
Catalonia plunged into further uncertainty Friday after separatists won a crucial snap poll called following a failed independence bid that rattled Europe and triggered Spain's worst political crisis in decades.
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Catalan Separatists Win Absolute Parliamentary Majority
Catalan separatists won a crucial snap poll Thursday, plunging their region into further uncertainty after a failed independence bid rattled Europe and triggered Spain's worst political crisis in decades.
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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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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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Biggest Protest In Spain Against Separatist Amnesty Law Draws 1,70,000
Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to denounce a proposed amnesty law for Catalan separatists and activists, which was key for the left-wing government to retain power.
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Pedro Sanchez Re-Elected Spanish PM By Majority In Parliament
Spain's lower house of parliament on Thursday voted to make Pedro Sanchez prime minister for another term by a wafer-thin margin, ending a protracted deadlock after an inconclusive general election in July.
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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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Spanish Intelligence Agency Accused of Gross Negligence After Spyware Hacked Phones of Top Officials
Spanish intelligence agency comes under spotlight amid hacking revelations involving the cell phones of top politicians. CNI has been accused of negligence that allowed unknown sources to hack Prime Minister Sánchez's phone with the Pegasus spyware. To clarify the working of the department, agency director Paz Esteban López is appearing before a ...
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Spanish Prime Minister Wants Catalan Pardons To Open "New Era"
In pardoning nine Catalan separatists over the failed 2017 independence bid, Spain wants to end division and open a new chapter with the pro-independence government of Catalonia, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday.
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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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Catalan Separatist Candidate Fails To Win Regional Presidency
Catalan separatist parties failed to elect a new regional president on Thursday after their most radical faction refused to back the proposed candidate in a vote of confidence.
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Catalan Parliament To Vote On New President: Speaker
Catalonia's parliament is to hold a debate and vote Thursday on a new candidate for regional president, Jordi Turull, who risks being disqualified from holding office over his role in the region's separatist drive.
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Catalan Separatists Keep Majority In Divided Vote
Catalonia plunged into further uncertainty Friday after separatists won a crucial snap poll called following a failed independence bid that rattled Europe and triggered Spain's worst political crisis in decades.
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Catalan Separatists Win Absolute Parliamentary Majority
Catalan separatists won a crucial snap poll Thursday, plunging their region into further uncertainty after a failed independence bid rattled Europe and triggered Spain's worst political crisis in decades.
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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.
