Puigdemont shows face at Brussels rally Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has made his first public appearance in Belgium since appearing in court on an arrest warrant. Earlier he attacked the passivity of EU leaders on the topic of Catalonia’s secessio

In an interview in Brussels with Catalan public radio earlier on Tuesday, Puigdemont said he planned to lead a pro-independence coalition of political forces in December’s regional election. There is an “absolute disconnect between the interests of the people and the European elites,” he said.