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 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 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 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 Hundreds of Catalan independence supporters marched in Berlin on Sunday to demand the release of ex-regional president Carles Puigdemont, who was arrested in Germany last week and faces extradition to Spain on rebellion charges. https://www.thelocal.de/20180401/hundreds-rally-in-berlin-calling-for-puigdemonts-release Sun, 01 Apr 2018 16:17:26 +0200 hundreds-rally-in-berlin-calling-for-puigdemonts-release 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 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 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.de/20171020/listen-austria-venice-referendum-france-weinstein Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:51:29 +0200 listen-austria-venice-referendum-france-weinstein A new survey shows more Bavarians than previously thought want their own independent state, separate from Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20170717/one-in-three-bavarians-want-independence-from-germany-poll-shows-bavaria Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:10:21 +0200 one-in-three-bavarians-want-independence-from-germany-poll-shows-bavaria One group in Germany is taking a particularly keen interest in the Scottish referendum on independence - the Bavarian Party. The separatist party's chairman tells The Local why he is rooting for the Scottish nationalists. https://www.thelocal.de/20140910/why-some-bavarians-want-a-scottish-yes Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:02:00 +0200 why-some-bavarians-want-a-scottish-yes A respected old-timer in the conservative Bavaria-based Christian Social Union (CSU) has called for independence for his beloved state, arguing that its wealth is being fleeced by Berlin and Brussels. https://www.thelocal.de/20120814/44331 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:46:00 +0200 44331