Defying an arrest warrant against him, former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont appeared in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Thursday after seven years of self-imposed exile, as he sought to reignite a flagging independence movement.

Catalan separatist Puigdemont faces arrest as supporters cheer his return to Spain

Puigdemont, who fled Spain five months ago for Belgium after his administration`s declaration of independence from Spain led to Madrid taking direct control of the regional government, was arrested last month on a Spanish-issued warrant as he entered Germany

Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont hopes to return to Belgium

The ousted Catalan leader called for immediate 'political dialogue' with Madrid to resolve the row over the region's independence bid as he left a German jail on Friday

Puigdemont urges dialogue with Madrid after leaving German jail

Catalan police decked out in riot gear shoved and hit demonstrators with batons to keep the crowd from advancing on the office of the Spanish government`s representative in Barcelona, the capital of the wealthy northeastern region

Clashes in Catalonia after Puigdemont arrested in Germany

German Police, acting on an international arrest warrant issued by Spain on Sunday detained the former Catalan secessionist leader in Germany

Former Catalan leader Puigdemont detained in Germany

Puigdemont fled to Brussels after his regional government declared independence from Spain on October 27 following a referendum ruled illegal by Spanish authorities, who also sacked his cabinet

Spain to seek ex-Catalan leader's arrest if travels to Denmark

Ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on Friday demanded to be heard by the European Union after his separatist movement won a parliamentary majority in snap polls

After election win, Puigdemont demands to be heard by EU

Analysts predict stormy weeks ahead as efforts begin to form a government

Catalan elections: Analysts predict government formation won't be easy for Puigdemont

The elections which had seen a record 99.6 per cent turnout was being seen as a virtual referendum on Catalonia's future within Spain

Puigdemont celebrates as Catalan separatists win election

The vote pits leaders of the wealthy northeastern region's separatist movement against parties that want to remain in Spain

Independence or not? Catalans vote in decisive election

WION Morning news brief, Nov 6, 2017

Catalonia's ousted leader Carles Puigdemont said on Tuesday he accepted the snap election called by Spain's central government after Madrid took control of the region to block its push for independence.

Ousted Catalan leader Puigdemont accepts new election, says 'long road' to independence

Spain's direct rule over Catalonia took hold on Monday as state employees turned up for work despite calls for disobedience, and pro-independence parties said they would contest an election, implicitly accepting the regional government had been sacked

Spain's direct rule takes hold in Catalonia as secessionists accept elections

Barcelona-based La Vanguardia said Puigdemont had taken the decision in a bid to convince the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy not to enforce the direct rule in the region

Catalan head Puigdemont set to call regional election: Media

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