<br /> <p>Thousands of Catalans marched in Brussels on December 7 to express support for the region’s former leader Carles Puigdemont and to urge the European Union to support their push for independence from Spain, El Pais reported</a>.</p><p>Around 10,000 people took part in the march, chanting “Wake up Europe!” and waving Catalan flags, at the Parc du Cinquantenaire, the outlet reported.</p><p>Puigdemont, who made an appearance</a> at the rally, traveled to Belgium with four former ministers after Spain charged them with sedition and rebellion over Catalonia’s illegal independence referendum in October.</p><p>Spain’s Supreme Court withdrew an international arrest warrant</a> for Puigdemont and the former ministers on Tuesday in a move aimed to bring the case back to Spanish jurisdiction. Credit: Twitter/Núria Griso via Storyful</p><br />
