https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Anna Gabriel, a pro-independence former member of the Catalan parliament, says she has not sought to flee justice in choosing Swiss exile, but on the contrary wants to see justice done. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180223/exiled-catalan-pro-independence-lawmaker-demands-justice Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:39:59 +0100 exiled-catalan-pro-independence-lawmaker-demands-justice A Spanish court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant valid only in Spain for a former Catalan MP who is in self-imposed exile in Switzerland to avoid jail while she is investigated over her role in the region's secession drive. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180221/spain-court-orders-arrest-of-self-exiled-catalan-separatist Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:49:00 +0100 spain-court-orders-arrest-of-self-exiled-catalan-separatist A former Catalan lawmaker and major figure in the region's secession attempt has fled to Switzerland ahead of a court hearing in Madrid, comparing the situation in Catalonia to Turkey's post-coup crackdown. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180220/leading-catalan-separatist-flees-to-switzerland-to-evade-justice Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:24:04 +0100 leading-catalan-separatist-flees-to-switzerland-to-evade-justice In this week's episode of The Local's Europe-wide podcast, Lee Roden looks at what the future might hold for Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171027/theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:22:58 +0200 theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now In this week's podcast we look at how Austria's government could soon include an ex-Nazi party. How right wing could it get? https://www.thelocal.ch/20171020/listen-austria-venice-referendum-france-weinstein Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:51:29 +0200 listen-austria-venice-referendum-france-weinstein