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Carles Puigdemont, ex-Catalan leader, returns to Spain after nearly 7 years as a fugitive Catalonia

Carles Puigdemont, ex-Catalan leader, returns to Spain after nearly 7 years as a fugitive

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police launched a manhunt in Barcelona on Thursday for fugitive Carles Puigdemont , a celebrated campaigner for Catalan independence who made a sensational return to Spain and an equally sensational getaway from a speech in the city with the alleged help of local police officers. The…
bubmag
August 8, 2024
Catalan separatist parties agree to renew governing coalition Catalonia

Catalan separatist parties agree to renew governing coalition

BARCELONA (Reuters) -Two separatist parties in Catalonia agreed to renew their coalition, one of them said on Wednesday, paving the way for a new pro-independence government in the northeastern Spanish region three months after an inconclusive election. Leftist Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya and centre-right Junts finished second and third in…
bubmag
May 19, 2021