The extradition saga continues: is the latest ruling a win for Puigdemont, Spain, or for mutual trust?

A German court has ruled that former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont can be extradited to Spain on charges of misusing public funds, but not on a charge of rebellion, which carries a more severe punishment. As Auke Willems explains, the net result is a situation with no clear winners: Spain cannot prosecute Puigdemont on charges of rebellion; Puigdemont has been dealt a blow in his efforts to remain outside the hands of the Spanish authorities; and the already fragile notion of mutual trust in European law is now subject to even greater pressure.