Prosecutor overturns ban on Puigdemont standing in European election
Madrid attorney general says electoral authority ruling infringes "basic right" of former president and ministers to run for seats in Brussels
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Court of Auditors demands that former Catalan president Mas and 10 more officials pay approximately 5 million euros in bail
Matteo Renzi and eight families related to the coach crash victims arrive in Catalonia
Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, travelled this Monday to Catalonia on a private visit, as he was related to one of the victims of the coach crash which occurred in the South of Catalonia on Sunday, killing at least 13 internationals who were returning from a trip to Valencia. 7 of the 13 victims, all of them female, were Italian, two were German and the rest were from Romania, France, Austria and Uzbekistan respectively. All of the victims were aged between 19 and 25. Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont, received Renzi at the airport in Tortosa and will accompany him during his visit. Eight families have already travelled to Catalonia to start the identification of the victims and three more are expected to arrive throughout this Monday.