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Supreme Court asks EU Parliament to suspend Puigdemont and Comín immunity

News Desk10th January 202013th January 2020

10th January 202013th January 20202642

Pablo Llarena, the Spanish Supreme Court judge, has now asked the European Parliament to suspend the MEP immunity of Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín. He is also maintaining...

Supreme Court rules to keep Junqueras in jail, denying MEP immunity

News Desk9th January 202014th January 2020

9th January 202014th January 20202692

The Spanish Supreme Court has now formally denied Catalan jailed leader Oriol Junqueras parliamentary immunity, and will not free him to receive his accreditation as an...

Supreme Court rejects suspending JEC ruling that prevents Junqueras becoming MEP

News Desk9th January 20209th January 2020

9th January 20209th January 20203219

The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected suspending the decision of Spain’s Electoral Authority (JEC) that prevents Oriol Junqueras taking up his seat as an MEP. The Catalan pro-independence...

Oriol Junqueras elected president of EFA group in EU Parliament

News Desk7th January 202012th January 2020

7th January 202012th January 20202220

Oriol Junqueras, the jailed former Catalan vice-president, has been elected president of the European Free Alliance (EFA) group in the European Parliament. Alongside former Catalan president Carles...

Puigdemont, Junqueras, Comín now officially recognised as MEPs

News Desk6th January 202010th January 2020

6th January 202010th January 20203198

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, his former jailed vice president Oriol Junqueras, and former minister Toni Comín, have all been officially recognised as MEPs by...

Sánchez, pending Junqueras report, still hopes to be sworn in prior to ‘Three Kings’

News Desk28th December 20193rd January 2020

28th December 20193rd January 20203072

Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s socialist (PSOE) acting prime minister, is still hoping to be sworn in as leader of a new coalition government before the Three...

Puigdemont and Comín acquire provisional MEP accreditation

News Desk20th December 20192nd January 2020

20th December 20192nd January 20203009

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and his former minister Toni Comín both acquired provisional accreditation as MEPs at the European Parliament on Friday, after the ban on...

EU Court of Justice rules Oriol Junqueras has immunity

News Desk19th December 201929th December 2019

19th December 201929th December 20193706

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg has ruled that the jailed former Catalan vice-president Oriol Junqueras has immunity after being elected as...

Brussels asks Spain to translate third arrest warrant for Puigdemont

Newsdesk / ACN15th October 201917th October 2019

15th October 201917th October 20192645

The prosecutor in Brussels has asked the Spanish authorities to provide a translation of the European arrest warrant issued on Monday for the detention of former Catalan...

Catalan Trial: Junqueras delay denied; prosecutor seeks ‘Jordis’ hearing

Newsdesk / ACN8th October 201914th October 2019

8th October 201914th October 20192637

Spain’s Supreme Court has rejected the petition from jailed Catalan politician Oriol Junqueras to delay the verdict for his role surrounding the 2017 independence referendum until...

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