![Carles Puigdemont and the four ex-regional ministers who are currently in Brussels.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/N53OSVBHROEZ7DJEGG7GZQO2YQ.jpg?auth=b72c88b75d18f5a6dcc8cdc1e5a5af7ed32e1c3297733d10c1adfa8e3b608de9&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
Former Catalan premier, ministers due in Belgian court on November 17
A judge will decide on their arrest and extradition to Spain, but the decision could be still appealed
A judge will decide on their arrest and extradition to Spain, but the decision could be still appealed
The dictator’s heirs are facing demands to hand over sculptures of Abraham and Isaac given to him by Santiago City Hall in 1960
The Catalan government and parliament have twisted reality to create their independence myth
Used to feed monarchs on a day-to-day basis for three centuries, these huge facilities are the oldest in Europe to still be so well preserved
Pro- and anti-independence forces playing cat and mouse as they weigh up chances of success in vote
El Roto cartoon, November 6, 2017
Ros cartoon, November 6, 2017
Constitutional reform must facilitate advanced public policy