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Mixed interpretations follow EU court’s ruling regarding extradition of Catalan politicians

News Desk31st January 20236th February 2023

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Tuesday that Belgium’s decision to refuse the extradition of Catalan pro-independence official Lluís Puig to Spain is

Belgian police make EU Parliament arrests in Qatar corruption probe

News Desk12th December 202219th December 2022

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Belgian police have arrested a European Parliament vice-president and four others in connection with an investigation into corruption implicating World Cup hosts Qatar. Officers arrested

Spanish police retrieve final part of tapestry stolen by ‘Erik the Belgian’ in 1980

News Desk21st February 202228th February 2022

21st February 202228th February 20221955

Agents of Spain’s National Police specialising in historical heritage have recovered the last part of a 17th-century Flemish tapestry that was stolen 42 years ago

Belgium again refuses extradition of Spanish rapper Valtonyc

News Desk28th December 20214th January 2022

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A court in Belgium on Tuesday rejected another request by Spain to extradite the rapper José Miguel Arenas Beltrán, also known as Valtonyc. The Mallorcan rapper fled Spain for

Belgian court rejects extradition of former Catalan minister Lluís Puig

News Desk7th August 202016th August 2020

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A third attempt by Spain to extradite one of the former Catalan independence leaders, Lluís Puig, was blocked on Friday, after being denied by a court

Supreme Court asks EU Parliament to suspend Puigdemont and Comín immunity

News Desk10th January 202013th January 2020

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Pablo Llarena, the Spanish Supreme Court judge, has now asked the European Parliament to suspend the MEP immunity of Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín. He is also maintaining

Carles Puigdemont extradition hearing postponed due to upcoming EU court ruling

News Desk16th December 201919th December 2019

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The extradition hearing of the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and two of his former ministers, Toni Comín and Lluís Puig, who are all resident in

European Court of Human Rights dismisses rapper’s case against Spain

News Desk19th November 201911th February 2021

19th November 201911th February 20211683

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has dismissed the rapper Valtònyc’s appeal against Spain. The singer has been convicted to three and a half years

Puigdemont, Comín and Puig extradition hearings set for 16 December

News Desk15th November 201913th August 2020

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Extradition hearings for the former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, together with two of his former ministers, Toni Comín and Lluís Puig, will be held together in Belgium on Monday

Clara Ponsatí to oppose extradition ‘robustly’, as ‘not a crime to vote for independence’

News Desk14th November 201919th November 2019

14th November 201919th November 20192056

Clara Ponsatí, former Catalan education minister and now living and working in Scotland, has been released on bail and allowed to keep her passport after

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