https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Catalonia's deposed president Carles Puigdemont, who was detained in Germany earlier this year at Madrid’s request, says his enforced time in the country was “enriching” https://www.thelocal.es/20180814/germany-treated-me-well-even-when-i-was-behind-bars-puigdemont Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:39:00 +0200 germany-treated-me-well-even-when-i-was-behind-bars-puigdemont Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont, who was sacked by Madrid over his attempt to break from Spain, said on Friday he can govern the region from Belgium where he is in self-exile as he eyes a comeback after scoring big in elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20180120/ex-catalan-leader-puigdemont-says-he-can-govern-from-belgium Sat, 20 Jan 2018 16:06:35 +0100 ex-catalan-leader-puigdemont-says-he-can-govern-from-belgium The party of ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont now favours talks with Madrid to achieve independence instead of pushing to break away from Spain unilaterally, its coordinator said Thursday, the latest sign it was softening its position. https://www.thelocal.es/20171124/ousted-catalan-government-ditches-unilateral-independence-push Fri, 24 Nov 2017 09:21:57 +0100 ousted-catalan-government-ditches-unilateral-independence-push Deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont slammed the European Union for backing what he termed Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's "coup d'etat". https://www.thelocal.es/20171108/puigdemont-slams-eu-for-backing-spanish-pm-rajoy-in-coup Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:20:35 +0100 puigdemont-slams-eu-for-backing-spanish-pm-rajoy-in-coup Catalonia's deposed president Carles Puigdemont insists that the crisis over the region's secessionist push will "end in international courts". https://www.thelocal.es/20171107/catalonia-crisis-will-end-in-international-courts-puigdemont-insists Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:33:31 +0100 catalonia-crisis-will-end-in-international-courts-puigdemont-insists Catalonia's sacked separatist leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his former ministers turned themselves in to Belgian police on Sunday after Spain issued a warrant for their arrest. https://www.thelocal.es/20171105/catalaonia-puigdemont-turns-himself-in-to-belgian-police Sun, 05 Nov 2017 16:04:53 +0100 catalaonia-puigdemont-turns-himself-in-to-belgian-police Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont, who has fled to Belgium and is facing an EU arrest warrant, has been a convinced secessionist since his youth, long before the issue moved to the centre of Catalan politics. https://www.thelocal.es/20171105/analysis-how-ousted-catalan-leader-carles-puigdemont-became-spains-most-wanted Sun, 05 Nov 2017 03:43:28 +0100 analysis-how-ousted-catalan-leader-carles-puigdemont-became-spains-most-wanted Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Saturday called for separatist parties to form a united front for the December regional elections called by Spain in a bid to end a hotly disputed independence drive. https://www.thelocal.es/20171104/puigdemont-urges-separatists-to-unite-for-catalan-vote Sat, 04 Nov 2017 15:18:21 +0100 puigdemont-urges-separatists-to-unite-for-catalan-vote A Spanish judge issued a EU arrest warrant on Friday for Catalonia's deposed separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, a day after he failed to appear for questioning over his role in the region's tumultuous independence drive. https://www.thelocal.es/20171104/spain-issues-arrest-warrant-for-catalan-leader-puigdemont Sat, 04 Nov 2017 02:11:23 +0100 spain-issues-arrest-warrant-for-catalan-leader-puigdemont A large chunk of Catalonia's deposed government was behind bars early on Friday after a Spanish judge ordered the detention of eight ministers pending probes into their role in the region's independence drive, prompting fresh protests. https://www.thelocal.es/20171103/spain-detains-eight-members-of-catalonias-deposed-government Fri, 03 Nov 2017 09:20:53 +0100 spain-detains-eight-members-of-catalonias-deposed-government Spanish prosecutors have asked for a European arrest warrant to be issued for Catalonia's axed leader Carles Puigdemont and four members of his deposed government. All five are in Brussels and failed to turn up in Madrid for questioning on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20171102/spanish-prosecutors-seek-eu-arrest-warrant-for-puigdemont Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:55:18 +0100 spanish-prosecutors-seek-eu-arrest-warrant-for-puigdemont Spain is set for another day of high drama in the Catalonia crisis on Thursday with a judge in Madrid to grill the deposed leaders of the region's separatist government. https://www.thelocal.es/20171102/spanish-judge-to-grill-deposed-catalan-separatists-but-not-puigdemont Thu, 02 Nov 2017 09:22:33 +0100 spanish-judge-to-grill-deposed-catalan-separatists-but-not-puigdemont Fresh from a parliamentary session on Friday that declared independence from Spain, Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont urged supporters to "maintain the momentum" in a peaceful manner, as Madrid was poised to impose direct rule on the region. https://www.thelocal.es/20171027/puigdemont-urges-supporters-to-remain-peaceful-after-independence-declaration Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:00:33 +0200 puigdemont-urges-supporters-to-remain-peaceful-after-independence-declaration Catalonia's parliament passed a motion to declare independence from Spain after a tense debate that resulted in some opposition politicians leaving the chamber in protest. https://www.thelocal.es/20171027/breaking-catalan-parliament-passes-resolution-declaring-independence Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:30:39 +0200 breaking-catalan-parliament-passes-resolution-declaring-independence Catalonia's secessionist parties have filed the parliamentary resolution which, if passed in the devolved parliament's chamber, will mean a declaration of independence. https://www.thelocal.es/20171027/we-establish-the-catalan-republic-as-an-independent-state-catalan-separatists-file-resolution-ahead-of-independence-declaration Fri, 27 Oct 2017 14:17:21 +0200 we-establish-the-catalan-republic-as-an-independent-state-catalan-separatists-file-resolution-ahead-of-independence-declaration Catalonia's moderate business minister resigned on Thursday after the Spanish region's separatist president Carles Puigdemont ruled out elections and left the door open to a declaration of independence by the regional parliament. https://www.thelocal.es/20171027/catalan-business-minister-resigns-after-attempts-at-dialogue-fail Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:11:50 +0200 catalan-business-minister-resigns-after-attempts-at-dialogue-fail Spanish lawmakers are poised to adopt extraordinary measures on Friday to seize control of rebel region Catalonia in a bid to frustrate its independence drive, though separatists are likely to push back. https://www.thelocal.es/20171027/spain-prepares-to-roll-back-catalan-autonomy Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:27:53 +0200 spain-prepares-to-roll-back-catalan-autonomy A day of uncertainty in Barcelona has ended with Catalonia's president Carles Puigdemont stating that early elections will not be called in the region, in contrary to reports circulating on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20171026/puigdemont-no-early-elections-in-catalonia Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:00:42 +0200 puigdemont-no-early-elections-in-catalonia Caught between euphoria and anguish, their tone increasingly strident, supporters of Catalan independence are gearing up for forceful -- if peaceful -- resistance against Madrid's planned takeover of regional powers. https://www.thelocal.es/20171026/catalan-separatists-prepare-for-peaceful-resistance-against-spanish-authorities Thu, 26 Oct 2017 11:22:06 +0200 catalan-separatists-prepare-for-peaceful-resistance-against-spanish-authorities Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has told Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy that the region's parliament could formally vote through its suspended independence declarion if Madrid "persists in impeding dialogue". https://www.thelocal.es/20171019/breaking-puigdemont-threatens-to-activate-independence-declaration-if-madrid-persists-in-impeding-dialogue Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:56:55 +0200 breaking-puigdemont-threatens-to-activate-independence-declaration-if-madrid-persists-in-impeding-dialogue