The European Parliament yesterday lifted the immunity of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and two allies wanted by Spain following Catalonia's independence attempt in 2017.  The trio -- Puigdemont and former Catalan health and education ministers Clara Ponsati and Toni Comin -- are wanted for sedition over the organisation of a banned separatist referendum in 2017. With the decision, judicial authorities in Belgium and Scotland will be able to consider extradition requests by Spain's supreme court, though in the meantime they can to continue to perform their duties as MEPs. The three MEPs have already announced that they will take the case to the EU's highest court, the European Court of Justice.