Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont foiled attempts by Finnish police to arrest him under a European arrest warrant, after his lawyer confirmed on Saturday he had left the country.
Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont, wanted under a European arrest warrant issued by Spain, left Finland for Belgium on Friday, a Finnish lawmaker who organised his visit to the Nordic country said.
Finnish police said Saturday they were seeking to arrest Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont under a European arrest warrant issued by Spain, but did not know his whereabouts.
After diligently avoiding sweets and other tasty temptations for Lent, Catholic Spaniards know how to ring in the end of the religious season with amazing dishes during Holy Week.
S&P Global has lifted Spain's rating to "A-" from "BBB+" and assigned the country a positive outlook citing its "overall economic and budgetary performance" which has not been hampered by political tensions in Catalonia.
