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“Sad day for European democracy,” that’s how Carles Puigdemont has described a European Parliament vote to lift his immunity and that of two other Catalonian MEP’s wanted by Madrid following a Catalan independence referendum..

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“Sad day for European democracy,” that’s how Carles Puigdemont has described a European Parliament vote to lift his immunity and that of two other MEP’s. The Catalonian trio have been members of the European Parliament. They fled to Belgium in October 2017, following a Catalan independence referendum. They are wanted by Madrid. The Debate's guests exchange views on this issue.