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Spanish PM calls snap polls after budget defeat
World
February 15, 2019
Spanish PM calls snap polls after budget defeat
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday called an early general election for April 28, the third in less than…
Far-right wins seats in Andalusia parliament
World
December 3, 2018
Far-right wins seats in Andalusia parliament
A far-right party won seats in a Spanish regional parliament for the first time since the country returned to democracy…
May heads to Brussels as Spain threatens Brexit summit
World
November 24, 2018
May heads to Brussels as Spain threatens Brexit summit
British Prime Minister Theresa May was headed back to Brussels on Saturday to defend the planned Brexit divorce deal…
Spain prosecutor seeks long jail terms for Catalan pro-independence leaders
World
November 2, 2018
Spain prosecutor seeks long jail terms for Catalan pro-independence leaders
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s public prosecutor on Friday sought jail terms of up to 25 years for nine leaders…
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont admits defeat, vows to fight on
World
February 1, 2018
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont admits defeat, vows to fight on
Catalonia’s Carles Puigdemont said he was “sacrificed by our own” in an exchange with fellow fugitive lawmaker and former Catalan minister…
Catalonia: Session to re-elect Carles Puigdemont postponed
World
January 30, 2018
Catalonia: Session to re-elect Carles Puigdemont postponed
Catalonia’s parliamentary speaker, Roger Torrent, postponed Tuesday’s vote that would have authorized the region’s separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to form a government.…
Catalonia votes in election pivotal for independence campaign
World
December 21, 2017
Catalonia votes in election pivotal for independence campaign
Catalans flocked to the polls on Thursday for an election that could strip pro-independence parties of absolute control of the…
Sacked Catalonia leader turns self in; polls show secessionists getting most seats in election
World
November 5, 2017
Sacked Catalonia leader turns self in; polls show secessionists getting most seats in election
Sacked Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and four associates turned himself in to Belgian police on Sunday, the Brussels prosecutor’s office…
Ousted Catalan leader not expected to appear for questioning
World
November 1, 2017
Ousted Catalan leader not expected to appear for questioning
The Belgian lawyer for Carles Puigdemont said Wednesday he does not expect the ousted Catalan leader to return to Spain…
Catalan ex-leader to speak in Brussels as asylum rumors grow
World
October 31, 2017
Catalan ex-leader to speak in Brussels as asylum rumors grow
Catalonia’s ousted regional president will give a news conference in Brussels on Tuesday, European officials said, as speculation mounted that…