A Spanish chief judge charged with the possible issuance of a European arrest warrant against the fugitive Catalan ex-prime minister Carles Puigdemont, for the time being sees it. Spanish media reported Monday that the Public Prosecution Service wanted to have Puigdemont arrested Monday or Tuesday in Denmark, but the magistrate put a stop to it.
The fugitive ex-premier of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, arrived in Copenhagen on Monday without problems. Puigdemont goes to a meeting in the university of the Danish capital. Spain had threatened with a European arrest warrant.
The Catalan Parliament, chosen last month, met for the first time on Wednesday. Two parties seeking independence, the PDeCat (Democratic European Catalan Party) and the ERC (Republican Left of Catalonia) want to reinstate former Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont (PDeCat) as head of government.
The Spanish government continues to rule the northeastern region of Catalonia when it attempts to reinstall the fledgling former prime minister of the region, Carles Puigdemont. That said the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajo said Monday at a meeting of the board of his party, the center-right People's Party (PP), reported Spanish media.
In a discotheque in southwestern Madrid, 26 people were injured in the night from Saturday to Sunday when a suspended ceiling gave way. The emergency services were quickly on the spot at the discotheque in the Carabanchel district and eleven of the wounded were taken to a hospital for further treatment.
Even though he is still 'stuck' in Brussels- and can he expect arrest if he crosses the Spanish border- the Catalan separatist parties have again chosen as their presidential candidate: Carles Puigdemont- dropped off by Madrid and wished to his attempt to proclaim the republic.
The former Catalan Prime Minister Artur Mas is stepping on as leader of the separatist PDeCAT party. He spoke at a press conference about the need to make room for 'new leaders.'
Hundreds of Spaniards are stuck on the roads to and from Madrid. The traffic jams were caused by heavy snowfall. The army has since been deployed to liberate motorists from their plight.
The former Deputy Prime Minister of Catalonia, Oriol Junqueras, remains stuck. The Spanish Supreme Court decided to do so because there is a risk that the politician will go over again. The authorities suspect him of rebellion, incitement and abuse of tax money.
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The Catalan former Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont wants the Spanish government to allow him to return to Spain to become the president of the region at the opening session of the Catalan Parliament. He said that in an interview with Reuters news agency.
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont 'is ready' to meet with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. A meeting can take place in Brussels or elsewhere, but not in Spain as long as Madrid does not guarantee that it will not be arrested.
The separatist parties in Catalonia have won a majority in the regional parliamentary elections. After 99.89 percent of the votes were counted, it appeared that the three parties that strive for independence together had 70 seats, a narrow majority in the 135-seat Catalan parliament.
Oriol Junqueras, leader of the left-wing Catalan party Esquerra Republicana (ER), said he no longer wants unconditional separation from Spain. He wants to consult with Madrid about a form of Catalan independence within Spain.
The Catalans can choose a new regional parliament of 135 seats on Thursday. It is already the fourth election in seven years time, but according to opinion pollers, the turnout seems to be going back by more than two years at around 80 percent. Then three-quarters of the voters came up. There is also a lot at stake in the shredded region, where fanatical separatists and pragmatic forces confront each other. The latter fear that independence turns out to be a disaster for the relatively prosperous Catalonia.
Barcelona Tens of thousands of separatist Catalans demonstrate on Thursday in Brussels for 'the Catalan case' and support their 'president' Puigdemont. Calculated on the Spanish 'Day of the Constitution' they left in cars, planes, buses, from Barcelona, Girona and Taragona. Spain, which celebrated '34 years of democracy 'on Wednesday, is proud of its constitution, which also governs the agreements between regions and' Madrid '. But the Catalans in Brussels are the constitution and want their own constitution.
The five deposed Catalan former ministers who have fled to Belgium remain there 'for the moment.' Former Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont said on Wednesday in Brussels that they first want to make clear what happens when they return to Spain.
The deposed Catalan former prime minister Carles Puigdemont and four of his former ministers will be informed next Thursday whether Belgium will hand them over to Spain. Then the council chamber of the court in Brussels speaks out, the Public Prosecutor and the lawyers of the quintet report.
The Catalan political parties that strive for independence threaten to lose their majority in parliament during the regional elections on 21 December.
The court in Brussels will re-examine Monday the extradition to Spain of the deposed Catalan former prime minister Carles Puigdemont and four of his former ministers.
Prominent detained separatists from Catalonia, including ex-vice premier of the Oriol Junqueras region, recognize the Spanish authority in Catalonia on closer inspection. In a request for release they have promised the court to respect the Spanish constitution.
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The elections held by the Spanish government in Catalonia on 21 December will be a public opinion on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. That is what the deposed Catalan president Carles Puigdemont believes.
The police in the Spanish capital Madrid has been discredited by texts that have exchanged a WhatsApp group. In it, among others, Adolf Hitler was reviled and bad language was used on migrants.
Venezuelan opposition leader Antonio Ledezma Díaz arrived Saturday in Spain. The ex-mayor of Caracas had fled to Colombia from his home country a day earlier. He then boarded the plane to Europe.
The court in Brussels is considering Friday's extradition to Spain of the former Catalan Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont and four of his ex-ministers. They left Belgium at the end of last month after their government was deported because it had unlawfully declared independence.
The question of whether the Belgian justice will hand over the deposed Catalan Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont to Spain is probably not answered on Friday. This suspicion Spanish media. The Belgian judiciary has requested additional information from colleagues in Spain, including the accusations and the conditions in prisons in Spain.
The chairman of the Catalan government parliament, Carme Forcadell, 61, paid a deposit of 150,000 euros on Friday in Madrid. It will be released during Friday.
The Spanish Constitutional Court officially destroyed the independence declaration of the Autonomous Region of Catalonia Wednesday as expected. The court had already suspended the statement.
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