He would return to Catalonia when given guarantees by the Spanish government, he said... READ MORE›
Catalonia's ousted regional president said Tuesday he traveled to Brussels to seek freedom and safety after Spain blocked his bid for Catalan independenc... READ MORE›
If Puigdemont is arrested, said his lawyer in Barcelona, it would turn the Catalan leader into a political prisoner and force the European Union to intervene... READ MORE›
Puigdemont and five former ministers of the regional Catalan government appeared yesterday in the Belgian capital, to the surprise of many... READ MORE›
Last week-end, Belgian asylum and migration Secretary of State Theo Francken said Belgium would be ready to grant Puigdemont political asylum... READ MORE›
Ousted Catalan President Carles Puigdemont travelled to Belgium with several other members of his sacked administration, a senior member of Spain's ruling People's Party said... READ MORE›
Spanish and Catalan separatist flags are waved in front of the Generalitat Palace, the Catalan regional government headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, October 30, 2017... READ MORE›
After Friday's declaration of independence, Catalan lawmakers hugged and sang the Catalan anthem... READ MORE›
Spanish government officials said Puigdemont was in Brussels, which was confirmed late on Monday by Umberto Gambini, the head of Catalan legislator Ramon Tremosa's office... READ MORE›
Barcelona, Spain - Spanish Attorney General Jose Manuel Maza has confirmed he will file criminal complaints against the dismissed Catalan government... READ MORE›
Tens of thousands of anti-independence protesters lined the streets of Barcelona at the weekend chanting long live Spain and prison for Puigdemont ... READ MORE›
Meanwhile, a lawyer in Belgium says he is representing sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who has travelled to the Belgian capital Brussels... READ MORE›
Madrid has sent thousands of extra police officers from other forces to Catalonia to stop the referendum from happening... READ MORE›
Catalonia's public television channel, TV3, said that Mr Puigdemont and some of his former government colleagues were in a safe and secluded place ... READ MORE›
On Friday, Madrid stripped Catalonia of its autonomy and removed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont from office... READ MORE›
Thousands have taken part in one of the largest pro-unity marches seen in Barcelona since the Catalonia crisis began... READ MORE›
Much could, and probably will, go wrong before then, as the cat-and-mouse game between Madrid and Catalonia's independence movement enters a new phase... READ MORE›
Thousands have taken part in one of the largest pro-unity marches seen in Barcelona since the Catalonia crisis began... READ MORE›
Catalonia independence Tens of thousands take to Barcelona streets in support of united Spain... READ MORE›
Thousands of pro-unity protesters gather in Barcelona, two days after the Catalan parliament voted to split from Spain... READ MORE›
'Not unrealistic' for Catalan leader to get asylum in Belgium minister... READ MORE›
Spain's central government called an election for Dec. 21 on Friday after sacking Catalonia's president Carles Puigdemont, dissolving its parliament and dismissing its government... READ MORE›
Spain's central government called an election for Dec. 21 on Friday after sacking Catalonia's president Carles Puigdemont, dissolving its parliament and dismissing its government... READ MORE›
The red-and-gold Spanish flag was atop City Hall and the Catalan regional government building... READ MORE›
The red and gold Spanish flag was atop City Hall and the Catalan regional government building... READ MORE›
Catalonia independence Sacked separatist leader Carles Puigdemont calls for peaceful resistance to Spain... READ MORE›
The Spanish government said on Saturday it would welcome the participation of sacked Catalan president Carles Puigdemont in regional elections to be held in December... READ MORE›
Puigdemont, whose regional government was dismissed by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday, accused Madrid of premeditated aggression against the will of the Catalans... READ MORE›
A triumphal atmosphere in Catalonia for some after the region's parliament, defying Madrid's threat to impose direct rule, voted to declare independence. Leader Carles Puigdemont was... READ MORE›
Mossos police officer sacked Spain has sacked the chief of Catalonia's regional police force, Josep Lluis Trapero... READ MORE›
Catalonia is an integral part of Spain, and the United States supports the Spanish government's constitutional measures to keep Spain strong and united, said a spokeswoman... READ MORE›
In his first interview since Sunday's referendum, Carles Puigdemont said his government would act at the end of this week or the beginning of next ... READ MORE›
Spain politicising courts to block referendum, says catalan minister... READ MORE›
A compromise choice as Catalan leader, Carles Puigdemont is fully committed to an independence referendum in defiance of Spains central government... READ MORE›
Rajoy, whose government was only last week encouraging firms to leave, ended Saturday's press conference with an appeal to businesses to stay in Catalonia... READ MORE›
Spanish court blocks Catalan parliament from declaring independence... READ MORE›
Catalan Regional President Carles Puigdemont gestures as he makes an statement at Generalitat Palace in Barcelona, Spain, October 4, 2017... READ MORE›
But Mr. Rajoy's action did not commit his government to an emergency intervention, and Mr. Puigdemont was given until Monday morning to respond... READ MORE›
According to the Catalan government, 770,000 votes were lost after Spanish police stepped in to try to halt the vote... READ MORE›
Catalonias leaders fight off direct rule from Madrid... READ MORE›
9 June 2017 Carles Puigdemont, who has replaced Mas as regional president, announces an independence referendum will be held on 1 October... READ MORE›
Pedro Castello, 77, from Lleida, in the hinterland of Catalonia, said he also was disappointed but expressed faith in the government that truly believed in independence... READ MORE›
The Spanish government has stationed thousands of National Police in cruise ships in the Port of Barcelona... READ MORE›
President Carles Puigdemont says he will pursue negotiations with Spanish government in hope of resolving conflict... READ MORE›
Today the Spanish state wrote another shameful page in its history with Catalonia... READ MORE›
Regional president, Carles Puigdemont, to set out independence plans for first time since referendum that provoked standoff with Spanish government... READ MORE›
"It's an insult to common sense," tweeted Catalonia's Partido Popular party... READ MORE›
Rajoy offered to call all-party political talks on Sunday to reflect on the future of Catalonia, but maintained his outright rejection of independence as an option... READ MORE›
Catalonia Carles Puigdemont accuses Spanish government of 'worst attacks' since dictatorship... READ MORE›
Even if Puigdemont and his allies declare independence unilaterally, nobody -- not Spain, not the European Union -- will recognize Catalonia as an independent state... READ MORE›
Catalonias leaders fight off direct rule from Madrid... READ MORE›
Catalonia restores today its full sovereignty, says the document, called declaration of the representatives of Catalonia... READ MORE›
That version of events, however, was firmly rejected by Catalan leaders, who accused Mr. Rajoy of returning Spain to authoritarianism... READ MORE›
If that happens, the Catalan independence movement could receive a huge boost. The article is the nuclear option... READ MORE›
The Spanish government warned Carles Puigdemont not to do anything irreversible on Tuesday, ahead of a scheduled address in which the Catalan president may declare independence... READ MORE›
Some chanted Don't be fooled, Catalonia isA Spain and called for Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to go to prison... READ MORE›
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has imposed direct rule on Catalonia after the region declared independence... READ MORE›
However, according to the Catalan government, 770,000 votes were lost through the intervention of the Spanish police... READ MORE›
A lot of people are angry about the democratic abuses that have been committed by the Spanish government, he said... READ MORE›
Foreign minister says government is trying to reinstate order in Catalonia following unilateral independence referendum... READ MORE›
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