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European Parliament bans a conference with former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont

On Friday, European Parliament President Antonio Tajani announced that it would ban a conference with former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont inside the institution for security reasons.

« There is a high risk that the proposed event could pose a threat to the maintenance of law and order on Parliament’s premises, » the institution said in a statement.

The conference was scheduled for Monday.