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European Parliament blocks plans to weaken passenger rights on flight delays

News Desk22nd January 202626th January 2026

22nd January 202626th January 2026679

The European Parliament on Wednesday voted down proposals that would have allowed airlines to delay flights for longer before being required to compensate passengers, setting...

Catalan MEP Clara Ponsatí released after being detained on returning to Spain

News Desk29th March 20234th April 2023

29th March 20234th April 20232502

UPDATED – 29 March at 8am Clara Ponsatí was finally released on Tuesday night at around 11pm, after declaring before a Barcelona judge following her...

EU Parliament lifts MEP immunity of Puigdemont, Comín and Ponsatí

News Desk9th March 202130th July 2021

9th March 202130th July 20213375

The European Parliament has voted to lift the immunity from prosecution of the former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, and two of his former ministers, Toni...

Clara Ponsatí joins Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín as an MEP

News Desk6th February 202023rd February 2020

6th February 202023rd February 20203167

Clara Ponsatí, the former Catalan education minister who is currently living in Scotland, received her credentials as an MEP in Brussels on Wednesday, despite the...

Clara Ponsatí becomes MEP, despite Spanish electoral board announcement

News Desk2nd February 20206th February 2020

2nd February 20206th February 20203689

The European Parliament has officially recognised as an MEP the former Catalan education minister Clara Ponsatí, who is currently living in Scotland and awaiting an extradition hearing. Ponsatí is fighting...

Clara Ponsatí’s forthcoming MEP status ‘could affect extradition’ from Scotland

News Desk25th January 20202nd February 2020

25th January 20202nd February 20202982

The full extradition hearing for Clara Ponsatí, the former Catalan education minister now living in Scotland, is scheduled to start on 11 May in Edinburgh. But it...

Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín debut as MEPs

News Desk13th January 202018th January 2020

13th January 202018th January 20203706

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and his former minister Toni Comín made their debut as MEPs in the European Parliament on Monday, just over seven months after winning...

EU Parliament reverses decision on Oriol Junqueras MEP status

News Desk11th January 202016th January 2020

11th January 202016th January 20202779

The European Parliament has reversed its decision on the status of jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras as an MEP, and instead endorsed this week’s ruling by...

Puigdemont, Junqueras, Comín now officially recognised as MEPs

News Desk6th January 202010th January 2020

6th January 202010th January 20203170

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, his former jailed vice president Oriol Junqueras, and former minister Toni Comín, have all been officially recognised as MEPs by...

Spanish Electoral Authority will not allow Oriol Junqueras to become MEP

News Desk3rd January 20209th January 2020

3rd January 20209th January 20203153

The Spanish Electoral Authority (JEC) will not allow jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras to receive his accreditation as an MEP – despite a recent ruling...

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