EU parliament should have accepted Puigdemont's MEP seat from start, EU Advocate General says
Former Catalan president was initially denied his seat in 2019 for not taking Constitutional oath
Former Catalan president was initially denied his seat in 2019 for not taking Constitutional oath
Myriad interpretations of nuanced decision but Belgium’s stance on expected new arrest warrants still unclear
Fellow pro-independence politicians Comín and Ponsatí also granted status
Jan Jambon meets with pardoned leaders in Barcelona and pro-independence MEPs including Puigdemont online
Supreme Court has been unable to extradite pro-independence officials Puigdemont, Comín, Ponsatí, and Puig for past four years
Former president back in Sardinia after his arrest on September 23 with his defense 'confident' procedure will be dismissed
Exiled former president welcomes being first MEP whose removal of privileges have been suspended by European judiciary
Exiled pro-independence politicians challenged European Parliament decision to strip them off their privileges facilitating extradition to Spain
MEP's immunity was lifted in March alongside that of Puigdemont and former minister Comín
Exiled independence leaders celebrate 42% of MEPs didn’t vote in favour, and confirm they will appeal to European Court of Justice
Decision enables resumption of extradition procedures against exiled pro-independence leaders, who will appeal in court
Result of procedure that could lead to resumption of extradition cases will not be made public until following day
European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs members sided with report recommendation but whole chamber with take part in upcoming binding vote