Carles Puigdemont

• Fugitive Catalan leader denied entry to Canada will contest decision: lawyer

  Puigdemont has been trying to enter Canada for months at the invitation of a Quebec nationalist and separatist group.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2019
  
• Bloc Québécois leader calls on feds to let exiled Catalan leader enter Canada

  Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet says there is no good reason exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont hasn't been able to enter Canada.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2019
  
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• Catalan leader heads to court after Canada refuses him entry for speaking visit

  A Quebec nationalist group is claiming the Canadian government revoked a travel permit for the exiled former president of Spain's Catalonia region.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2019
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• Catalan separatists set to win regional elections, deepening Spain’s political crisis

  Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy had hoped Catalonia's "silent majority" would deal separatism a decisive blow in what was a de facto independence referendum, but his hard line backfired.

  Politics

  Dec 21, 2017
• Spain prosecutor files charges against fired Catalan leaders

  Spain’s state prosecutor said Monday that he would seek charges of rebellion, sedition and embezzlement against members of Catalonia’s ousted secessionist government.

  World

  Oct 30, 2017
• Spain’s political crisis deepens as Catalonia rules out snap election

  It is now up to the Catalan parliament to move forward with a mandate to split from Spain, the region's leader said.

  World

  Oct 26, 2017
• Spanish PM wants to dissolve Catalan government to ‘restore normalcy’ after secession vote

  Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says he wants the Senate to give him direct power to dissolve the regional Catalan government and to call an early election as soon as possible.

  World

  Oct 21, 2017
• Spain says it will take control of Catalonia government, suspend independence bid

  Spain's government is calling a special Cabinet session for the weekend to activate measures to take control of the region’s semi-autonomous powers.

  World

  Oct 19, 2017
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• Catalonia leader delays decision on severing ties with Spain

  Catalan president said it is worth exploring international mediation to resolve the crisis between the region and Spain.

  World

  Oct 10, 2017