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Court of Auditors grants amnesty to Puigdemont and 34 others over independence campaign spending

News Desk14th October 202621st October 2026

14th October 202621st October 20261552

Spain’s Court of Auditors has applied the controversial amnesty law to former Catalan presidents Carles Puigdemont and Artur Mas and dozens of other former officials, extinguishing their...

Puigdemont cleared to return to Spain as judge lifts arrest warrant after amnesty ruling

News Desk6th October 202618th October 2026

6th October 202618th October 20261419

Spain’s Supreme Court has lifted the national arrest warrant against former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, opening the way for his return from Belgium after the...

Protesters vow to stay in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol as housing camp puts pressure on government

News Desk27th September 20261st October 2026

27th September 20261st October 20261818

Hundreds of housing protesters spent Saturday night in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol and remained there on Sunday, transforming a demonstration over the eviction of 87-year-old...

Constitutional Court clears path for Puigdemont’s return and full amnesty for independence leaders

News Desk23rd September 202629th September 2026

23rd September 202629th September 20261370

Spain’s Constitutional Court has taken a significant step towards extending the country’s controversial amnesty law to cover the misuse of public funds during Catalonia’s 2017 independence...

Spanish Supreme Court refuses to grant Puigdemont amnesty despite EU court ruling

News Desk15th September 202621st September 2026

15th September 202621st September 20261284

Spain’s Supreme Court has again refused to apply the country’s controversial amnesty law to former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont over the alleged misuse of public funds...

European top court rules Spain’s Catalan amnesty complies with EU law

News Desk16th July 202621st July 2026

16th July 202621st July 20261985

The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Spain’s controversial amnesty law for those involved in Catalonia’s failed independence drive is compatible with EU legislation,...

Spain’s Constitutional Court rejects PP’s appeal and upholds Catalan amnesty law

News Desk26th June 202530th June 2025

26th June 202530th June 20257401

After four days of deliberations, Spain’s Constitutional Court has upheld core elements of the disputed Catalan amnesty law, rejecting an appeal against it by six...

Catalan police fail to detain Puigdemont, despite him giving public speech in Barcelona

News Desk8th August 202413th August 2024

8th August 202413th August 20244875

The Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, are under the spotlight after failing to detain former Catalan president and fugitive Carles Puigdemont, who made a pre-announced return...

Puigdemont announces ‘return journey from exile’ for Catalan investiture debate

News Desk7th August 202410th August 2024

7th August 202410th August 20244704

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has announced that he is taking his ‘return journey from exile’ in order to attend the investiture debate taking place...

The PSOE and Junts sign a pact that will guarantee investiture of Pedro Sánchez

News Desk9th November 202314th November 2023

9th November 202314th November 20235273

Spain’s PSOE socialist party has signed a controversial pact with the Catalan pro-independence Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) party that will enable acting Prime Minister Pedro...

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