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A fugitive Catalan separatist may hold the key to Spain's government after an inconclusive election

Nearly six years ago, the leader of Catalonia’s failed secession bid slipped secretly across the Spanish border to escape arrest and start a life as a self-styled political exile

The Independent UK

Spanish Prosecutors Seek Arrest Of Exiled Catalan MEPs

Public Prosecutor's Office calls for search, arrest, and imprisonment of Puigdemont and Comín after parliamentary immunity ruling

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Pedro Sánchez rules out return to polls after Spanish vote delivers hung parliament

Socialist leader assures party ‘democracy can find a formula for government’ as left and right blocs try to form viable coalitions

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Pro-independence Catalans become kingmakers in Spain after hung elections

PRO-INDEPENDENCE politicians in Catalonia have found themselves unlikely king-makers after the Spanish general elections ...

The National (Scotland)

What happened in Spain’s snap general election?

Expected coalition between conservative People’s party and far-right Vox did not materialise. So what happens next?

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Independence Group Hangs Giant Puigdemont Banner In Madrid

Youth-based political group displays banner of former Catalan president in Spanish capital

Zenger

EU court rejects appeal by Catalan separatist MEPs to revoke immunity ruling

The European Court of Justice has dismissed a challenge brought by three Catalan separatist MEPs over the European Parliament stripping them of their immunity at Spain's request.

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Spanish Court Update Charges For Puigdemont, Comín, And Ponsatí Amid Repeal Of Sedition Law

Repeal of sedition law forces Supreme Court to adapt charges for Catalan politicians; court to resolve MEPs' annulment request.

Zenger

UN Partially Absolves Exiled Catalan Leader From Spanish Prosecution

But Spain's refusal to allow the pro-independence leader to vy for the presidency of Catalonia has been vindicated

Zenger

Who benefits? Spain, Catalan separatists dispute EU ruling

The European Union's top court has issued a ruling that allows Spain to make another attempt to seek the extradition of a former Catalan separatist politician living in Brussels

The Independent UK

Spain drops sedition charge against ex-Catalan leader

The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday dropped sedition charges against former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont over a failed 2017 independence bid that sparked Spain's worst political crisis in decades.

Radio France Internationale

Sedition charges dropped against Carles Puigdemont over role in Catalan indy movement

SEDITION charges have been dropped against former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont for his role in the region's independence push.

The National (Scotland)

Spain drops sedition charge against former Catalan leader

A Spanish judge has dropped sedition charges against former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont for his role in the region’s illegal secession push in 2017 that brought Spain’s most serious political crisis for decades

The Independent UK

Spain's Supreme Court drops sedition charges against Catalan separatist leader

Spain's Supreme Court on Thursday dropped sedition charges against the leader of Catalonia's failed bid for independence, Carles Puigdemont, after a reform of the country's penal code abolished the crime.

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Spain's penal code reforms soften penalties linked to Catalan separatist leaders

Spain's upper house of parliament on Thursday passed reforms to the penal code affecting crimes for which several Catalan leaders were convicted after their 2017 bid for the region's independence resulted in a constitutional crisis.

The National (Scotland)

Actress Eva Longoria refuses to call Catalonia 'Spain'

HOLLYWOOD actress Eva Longoria has impressed Catalan independence supporters after refusing to say she was in Spain during a trip to Figueres.

The Guardian - UK

Spain to overhaul sedition law used to jail Catalan independence leaders

Socialist-led coalition to rename offence ‘aggravated public disorder’ and reduce maximum sentence to five years

Reuters

Spanish PM Sanchez using sedition law reform to shore up coalition, opposition says

(Corrects third paragraph to say nine leaders, not 11, were pardoned)

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The Independent UK

Spain appeases Catalans with planned reform of sedition law

Spain's coalition government has presented a proposal in Parliament to reform the centuries-old crime of sedition for one of public disorder which would carry lower sentences

The Guardian - UK

Dutch MEP says illegal spyware ‘a grave threat to democracy’

European Commission wears ‘velvet gloves’ when dealing with spyware used on citizens, says chief of inquiry on hacking software such as Pegasus

The National (Scotland)

EU investigation backs ‘Catalangate’ spying claims

AN investigation by the EU Parliament around the use of spyware has found 65 Catalonians within the independence movement were targeted.

The National (Scotland)

Spanish court sentences former Catalan MP to four months in prison for disobedience

A former Catalan MP has been jailed for four months after refusing to answer questions from a far-right party during a trial…

The Guardian - UK

Catalan regional coalition breaks down as hardline party quits

Decision by Junts to pull out leaves government in minority hands of Catalan Republican Left

The National (Scotland)

‘Act or resign’: Catalans hold rally amid backdrop of tension between pro-independence parties

TENS of thousands of Catalans took to the streets of Barcelona yesterday to mark the fifth

The Guardian - UK

Is Catalonia still dreaming of independence from Spain?

Five years after the showdown with Madrid, the region remains split over secession – and even those who back it are divided on how to achieve it. Do the people still have the will to go it alone?

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