Supreme Court initiates proceedings to ask EU court about Junqueras immunity
The Spanish Supreme Court has opened the door to asking the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) whether Oriol Junqueras, one of the jailed...
Carles Puigdemont
Spain declares Puigdemont’s MEP seat vacant
Three European Parliament seats won in the recent EU election by jailed and exiled Catalan pro-independence leaders are vacant, including that of former president Carles...
Tajani: ‘It’s Spain’s problem’ that MEP seats not filled
Antonio Tajani, the president of the European Parliament, has said that ‘it is Spain’s problem’ that some of their seats have been not been filled after...
All Spanish MEPs able to take oath in Madrid … except three
The 54 MEPs-elect in Spain were summoned to take the constitutional oath on Monday in the Spanish Congress in Madrid, a step made compulsory by...
Supreme Court maintains arrest warrants for Puigdemont, Comín
Following their election as MEPs, the defence teams of exiled former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, and his former health minister, Toni Comín, called on the...
Court bars Oriol Junqueras from taking up seat as MEP
Spain’s Supreme Court has denied the jailed pro-independence leader Oriol Junqueras permission to leave prison in order to take the necessary steps in Madrid that...
Catalan Trial: Final Day 52 – defence summaries and defendants’ statements
After 52 days of court sessions over 4 months (since 12 February) and 422 witness statements, the Catalan Trial has now concluded until verdicts are announced –...
EU Parliament VPs ask Tajani to clarify Puigdemont access
Three of the 14 European Parliament vice presidents have questioned the decision to deny access to the chamber of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, who...
Quim Torra requests ‘urgent meeting’ with Pedro Sánchez
Catalan President Quim Torra has requested an ‘urgent meeting’ with acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to discuss developments in the closing stages of the Catalan Trial,...
Catalan Trial: how might the defence try to refute the charges?
Spain’s public prosecutor is requesting prison sentences totalling 177 years for the 12 Catalan pro-independence politicians and activists in the dock at the Supreme Court,...
