Catalan ex-president to risk arrest with proposed trip to Denmark

Carles Puigdemont will attend a debate in Copenhagen entitled “Catalonia and Europe at a Crossroads for Democracy”.

Mr Puigdemont wants to take up his old job as Catalan president (AP)

By Associated Press Reporters

Catalonia’s fugitive former president, who is being sought by Spain over a foiled secession bid, will risk arrest by travelling to Denmark next week for a university debate.

Carles Puigdemont plans to make the trip from Belgium to Copenhagen as he tries to get his old job back and step up pressure on Spanish authorities, which have said that a fugitive abroad cannot be the Catalan regional president.