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Pro-Catalan independence protesters take to the streets after the European Parliament waives immunity of Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan MEPs. IMAGES
The European Parliament lifts the immunity of Catalan MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí, who are wanted by Spain following Catalonia's independence attempt in 2017. SOUNDBITE
The judge arrives at Moncloa Palace as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is set to testify in a preliminary graft probe into his wife's business dealings, a case that has piled pressure on his fragile minority government. He has denied any wrongdoing by his wife, Begona Gomez, and dismissed the allegations as part of a right-wing smear campaign against his leftist government. IMAGES
Investigators search the Brussels office of German MEP Maximilian Krah as part of a probe into his aide, who is suspected of spying for China, German prosecutors said. IMAGES
"Global markets are now flooded with cheaper Chinese electric cars" says European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, "and their price is kept artificially low by huge state subsidies". The comments -- made to the European Parliament in Strasbourg -- come as Brussels announces it will investigate Chinese state subsidies for electric vehicles in order to protect the European market from "distortion." SOUNDBITE
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