https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The directors of Netflix documentary "Two Catalonias" said Tuesday they had returned a German award because the involvement of Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont in the ceremony had "politicized" the "neutral" spirit of their work. https://www.thelocal.de/20190213/directors-of-netflix-catalonia-documentary-return-award Wed, 13 Feb 2019 09:36:54 +0100 directors-of-netflix-catalonia-documentary-return-award Catalonia's deposed president Carles Puigdemont, who has been in Germany for four months, said Wednesday he will return to Belgium after a Spanish judge dropped a European arrest warrant for him. https://www.thelocal.de/20180725/deposed-catalan-leader-puigdemont-says-to-return-to-belgium Wed, 25 Jul 2018 12:52:35 +0200 deposed-catalan-leader-puigdemont-says-to-return-to-belgium Germany's federal prosecutors said Friday they have filed a formal request to extradite deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain, where he faces charges of rebellion and corruption. https://www.thelocal.de/20180601/german-prosecutors-seek-puigdemont-extradition-to-spain Fri, 01 Jun 2018 16:02:02 +0200 german-prosecutors-seek-puigdemont-extradition-to-spain A German court on Tuesday rejected a second request from prosecutors to put deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont behind bars pending a decision on his extradition to Spain. https://www.thelocal.de/20180522/german-court-again-refuses-to-jail-puigdemont Tue, 22 May 2018 15:06:03 +0200 german-court-again-refuses-to-jail-puigdemont Spain's public prosecutor's office said on Friday that it may appeal a German court's decision to reject the extradition of Catalonia's ousted separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to the European Court of Justice. https://www.thelocal.de/20180407/spain-mulls-appealing-puigdemont-extradition-ruling-to-eu-court Sat, 07 Apr 2018 05:10:00 +0200 spain-mulls-appealing-puigdemont-extradition-ruling-to-eu-court Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont called for immediate "political dialogue" to end the row with Madrid as he left a German jail on bail Friday after judges rejected his extradition to Spain on a rebellion charge. https://www.thelocal.de/20180406/puigdemont-freed-from-german-jail-after-posting-bail Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:31:33 +0200 puigdemont-freed-from-german-jail-after-posting-bail After 10 days in custody, the Catalan separatist leader has been officially released after German judges dismissed the charge of rebellion, but Carles Puigdemont could still face extradition on different grounds. https://www.thelocal.de/20180406/carles-puigdemot-to-walk-free-after-schleswig-holstein-ruling Fri, 06 Apr 2018 10:58:10 +0200 carles-puigdemot-to-walk-free-after-schleswig-holstein-ruling German prosecutors on Tuesday asked a court to order the extradition of Catalonia's ousted president Carles Puigdemont on a rebellion charge following his arrest in Germany last month. https://www.thelocal.de/20180403/german-prosecutors-apply-for-puigdemont-to-be-deported-to-spain Tue, 03 Apr 2018 12:31:03 +0200 german-prosecutors-apply-for-puigdemont-to-be-deported-to-spain Since Sunday, former Catalonian president Carles Puigdemont has been behind bars in northern Germany due to Spain issuing an arrest warrant for him. Will he be extradited, and when? https://www.thelocal.de/20180327/the-puigdemont-files-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-case Tue, 27 Mar 2018 19:34:25 +0200 the-puigdemont-files-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-case A German court has kept former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont in custody pending possible extradition to Spain to face "rebellion" charges. https://www.thelocal.de/20180327/ex-catalan-leader-puigdemont-remanded-in-custody-by-german-court Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:22:44 +0200 ex-catalan-leader-puigdemont-remanded-in-custody-by-german-court Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont is to appear in court Monday following his arrest in Germany which triggered a wave of protests in Catalonia where thousands of separatists faced off with police. https://www.thelocal.de/20180325/german-police-arrest-ex-catalan-leader-puigdemont-on-danish-border Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:46:08 +0200 german-police-arrest-ex-catalan-leader-puigdemont-on-danish-border 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.de/20171027/theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:22:58 +0200 theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now