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Europe|News

Catalan separatist leader says he is back in Belgium

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said on Friday he was back in Belgium after dodging arrest during a brief return to Spain and never had the intention of

Celebrity|Entertainment

Puigdemont's 'magic' Catalan escape: a white getaway car and suspected rogue police

Now you see him, now you really, really don't.

Europe|News

Catalan separatist Puigdemont evades capture on chaotic return to Spain

Former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont defied an arrest warrant to appear at a rally in Barcelona on Thursday after seven years of self-imposed exile,

Europe|News

Catalan separatist Puigdemont says he is returning to Spain, faces likely arrest

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said on Wednesday he was returning after seven years in self-imposed exile to Spain, where he would likely be arrested

Catalan separatist Puigdemont says he is returning to Spain, faces likely arrest
Europe|Travel

Barcelona cannot absorb infinite tourism growth, needs curbs, mayor says

Barcelona cannot absorb an ongoing, unbridled growth in the number of tourists and has to impose restrictions so as not to become a "theme park" without residents,

Barcelona cannot absorb infinite tourism growth, needs curbs, mayor says
Economy|Travel

Top tourist destination Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028

Barcelona, a top Spanish holiday destination, announced on Friday that it will bar apartment rentals to tourists by 2028, an unexpectedly drastic move as it seeks to

Top tourist destination Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028
News|Political

Spain approves Catalan amnesty bill set to define PM's term

Spain's Congress on Thursday overturned an upper house veto with its final approval of a disputed amnesty for Catalan separatists that is expected to set the stage

Spain approves Catalan amnesty bill set to define PM's term
News|Political

Catalonia's separatist leader quits, refuses to back Socialists to form regional government

Catalonia's outgoing president said on Monday he would quit politics after his separatist party's disastrous showing in the region's election that saw Spain's

Catalonia's separatist leader quits, refuses to back Socialists to form regional government
News|Political

Spain's Socialists hail 'new era' in Catalonia as separatist support dims in elections

Spain's Socialists won the biggest share of the vote in Sunday's Catalan elections, dealing a serious blow to more than a decade of separatist governance and the

Spain's Socialists hail 'new era' in Catalonia as separatist support dims in elections
News|Political

Catalonia's independence struggle – what now?

Spain's Catalonia region holds an election on Sunday with big implications for the Socialist-led national government and a pro-independence movement rumbling for a

Catalonia's independence struggle – what now?
News|Political

Catalans to vote in election that is key to Spain's political stability

Catalans vote on Sunday in a regional election that could determine the stability of Spain's Socialist-led government and also gauge the strength of a pro-

Catalans to vote in election that is key to Spain's political stability
News|Political

Spain PM Sanchez's political gambles face litmus test in Catalan election

Crunch elections in Catalonia next week will test the wisdom of the latest political gambles by Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who aims to use the vote to

Spain PM Sanchez's political gambles face litmus test in Catalan election

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