Caught up in Catalan crisis, Belgian PM urges 'dialogue'BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium s prime minister, battling to contain domestic fallout from the arrival of fugitive Catalan leaders, urged Madrid on Wednesday to talk to the separatists, but said he would not interfere in any extradition to Spain. Deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four ex-ministers from his regional government arrived in Belgium last week, saying they had fled arrest in order to campaign in Brussels, capital of the European Union, against Spanish sanctions on them for running an independence referendum. Riven by its own regional division between Dutch- and French-speakers, Belgium has found itself a reluctant host to the Catalans.  The most important message, which is my strong conviction, is dialogue, dialogue, political dialogue,  Prime Minister Charles Michel told lawmakers who grilled him on his coalition s stance. Michel, a French-speaking liberal, has irritated Madrid by being one of the few EU leaders to criticize police violence during last month s referendum. But he has also sought to curb statements supporting the Catalan case from Flemish nationalist party N-VA, a major partner in his own coalition.  There is a political crisis in Spain, but not in Belgium,  insisted Michel, as opposition lawmakers questioned him about divisions within the government on the Catalan issue. His migration minister, from the N-VA, suggested before Puigdemont fled Barcelona that the Catalan leader could be entitled to political asylum in Belgium. Michel at the time called on the minister not to pour  oil on the fire . He then said Puigdemont could stay in Belgium for now just like  any other European citizen , but stressed that he had not been invited by the Belgian authorities. On Wednesday, echoing that cool tone, he said the Belgian government would not interfere in the judicial process under which Belgian judges must now rule on a request from Spain to extradite the five politicians. Nor, Michel said, would it play a role in any asylum claim. Puigdemont has raised objections to going back to Spain - where he faces charges of rebellion that could carry a jail term of up to 30 years - but has not sought refugee status, something that Belgian legal experts say he and the others would be unlikely to obtain. worldnews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Caught up in Catalan crisis, Belgian PM urges 'dialogue'BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium s prime minister, battling to contain domestic fallout from the arrival of fugitive Catalan leaders, urged Madrid on Wednesday to talk to the separatists, but said he would not interfere in any extradition to Spain. Deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four ex-ministers from his regional government arrived in Belgium last week, saying they had fled arrest in order to campaign in Brussels, capital of the European Union, against Spanish sanctions on them for running an independence referendum. Riven by its own regional division between Dutch- and French-speakers, Belgium has found itself a reluctant host to the Catalans.  The most important message, which is my strong conviction, is dialogue, dialogue, political dialogue,  Prime Minister Charles Michel told lawmakers who grilled him on his coalition s stance. Michel, a French-speaking liberal, has irritated Madrid by being one of the few EU leaders to criticize police violence during last month s referendum. But he has also sought to curb statements supporting the Catalan case from Flemish nationalist party N-VA, a major partner in his own coalition.  There is a political crisis in Spain, but not in Belgium,  insisted Michel, as opposition lawmakers questioned him about divisions within the government on the Catalan issue. His migration minister, from the N-VA, suggested before Puigdemont fled Barcelona that the Catalan leader could be entitled to political asylum in Belgium. Michel at the time called on the minister not to pour  oil on the fire . He then said Puigdemont could stay in Belgium for now just like  any other European citizen , but stressed that he had not been invited by the Belgian authorities. On Wednesday, echoing that cool tone, he said the Belgian government would not interfere in the judicial process under which Belgian judges must now rule on a request from Spain to extradite the five politicians. Nor, Michel said, would it play a role in any asylum claim. Puigdemont has raised objections to going back to Spain - where he faces charges of rebellion that could carry a jail term of up to 30 years - but has not sought refugee status, something that Belgian legal experts say he and the others would be unlikely to obtain. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: caught catalan crisis belgian pm urges reuters belgium prime minister battling contain domestic fallout arrival fugitive catalan leaders urged madrid wednesday talk separatists said would interfere extradition spain deposed catalan leader charles puigdemont four regional government arrived belgium last week saying fled arrest order campaign brussels capital european union spanish sanctions running independence referendum given regional division belgium found reluctant host catalan the important message strong conviction dialogue dialogue political dialogue prime minister charles michel told lawmakers grilled coalition stance michel liberal irritated madrid one eu leaders criticize police violence last month referendum but also sought curb statements supporting catalan case flesh nationalist party major partner coalition there political crisis spain belgium insisted michel opposition lawmakers questioned divisions within government catalan issue his migration minister suggested puigdemont fled barcelona catalan leader could entitled political asylum belgium michel time called minister pour oil fire he said puigdemont could stay belgium like european citizen stressed invited belgian authorities on wednesday echoing cool tone said belgian government would interfere judicial process belgian judges must rule request spain extradited five politicians nor michel said would play role asylum claim puigdemont raised objections going back spain faces charges rebellion could carry jail term years sought refugee status something belgian legal experts say others would unlikely obtain worldnews