The Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont suffered a defeat at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday over the recognition of his status as an EU lawmaker. The highest court in the European Union dismissed Puigdemont’s case against the then European Parliament president’s refusal to recognize his status as a member of the EU legislature. The president could not deviate from the list otherwise “the division of powers between the European Union and the EU member states would be disregarded,” an ECJ press statement said. Puigdemont has been the subject of an arrest warrant for year…