2017–18 Spanish constitutional crisis

German prosecutors said on April 3 that they are seeking the extradition of former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain, where he could face trial for his role in organizing an independence referendum.

DW - An event organizer had critical words for both Germany and Spain when it came to the imprisonment of Catalonia's ex-president. Meanwhile, politicians from Germany's The Left party paid Puigdemont an Easter prison visit.

Demonstrators blocked main roads in Catalonia on March 27 to protest the arrest in Germany of the region's former president Carles Puigdemont and the jailing of other separatist leaders in Spain.

More than 50 people, including eight policemen, were injured on Sunday night during protests because of the arrest of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont in Germany. Four people were arrested.

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont is to appear in court on March 26 following his arrest in Germany which triggered a wave of protests in Catalonia where thousands of separatists faced off with police.

Former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont has been detained by German police as he crossed the border from Denmark. The detention comes after the European arrest warrant for the ousted premier was reactivated on Friday.

German police has said they have detained fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on a European arrest warrant on March 25.

More than 20 people were injured in clashes between demonstrators and police in the Catalonia region of Spain during protests, news agencies reported.

Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has every confidence in European justice, and particularly in the Belgian one, he said Sunday during a press conference in Geneva, where he was visiting, The Brussels Times writes.

The President of the Catalan Parliament, Roger Torrent, has proposed Jordi Sanchez as a candidate for prime minister after Carles Puigdemont withdrew his candidacy.

53-year-old Jordi Sanchez has little chance of becoming Catalan prime minister because of conflicts in the separatist camp and because he is in jail.