Puigdemont warned that both he and his party were prepared to "bear political and personal costs" if the coalition government of the PSOE and the left-wing Sumar platform were to fall.

Puigdemont joins forces with Spanish right as he enters political ‘cold war’ with Sánchez The passing of the amendment surprised the two governing parties.

Fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said Friday he had left Spain for Belgium after briefly addressing supporters in Barcelona, sparking a row over how he evaded arrest again.

Puigdemont had not set foot on Spanish soil since 2017 when authorities ordered his arrest for organising Catalonia’s independence referendum. That warrant remains active. He faces charges of ...

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont left Spain for Belgium on Friday after appearing at a rally in Barcelona, despite a warrant for his arrent in Spain, his party said.

Puigdemont lamented what he called a “witch-hunt that has been unleashed” against some of his collaborators, “simply because they have been seen by my side at certain times”.

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont was on his way back to Belgium on Friday, having appeared at a rally in central Barcelona despite an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Spain, his ...

Mr Puigdemont led the regional government in 2017, when it pushed ahead with an independence referendum despite a court ban, followed by a short-lived declaration of independence.

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, wanted under arrest warrant, has managed to flee Spain after a brief visit to Barcelona and despite a large police presence, his lawyer said on Friday ...

BARCELONA, Spain — It’s a stunt of which Houdini would have been proud. After seven years in self-declared exile in Belgium, Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont magically appeared in Barcelona ...

Catalan leader Puigdemont in Belgium after fleeing Spain, he says An official with Carles Puigdemont’s separatist party said he was returning to Belgium, where he has been based since staging a ...