28 posts during 2020 - Present: Impasse in the independence movement
3 January 2020
The Central Electoral Board rules in favour of the PP, Ciudadanos and VOX and declares that Oriol Junqueras has lost his status as MEP as […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation18 February 2020
The Prosecutor’s Office files a complaint against the head of President Carles Puigdemont’s office, accusing him of embezzlement of public funds for acting as an […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office27 February 2020
The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia prosecutes the former secretary-general of the Department of the Vice-Presidency, Josep Maria Jové, and the former secretary of […]
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Politicisation of justice4 March 2020
The prisoners have submitted appeals for protection asking for the verdict to be declared null and void, arguing that their fundamental rights, such as the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly7 August 2020
The tribunal of first instance of Brussels deems that the examining magistrate in the 1 October case, Pablo Llarena, lacks the jurisdiction to issue the […]
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European Arrest Warrants23 August 2020
The proceedings, which were initiated following the information that Ciudadanos had sent to the Prosecutor’s Office in 2019, investigate the expenditure of 168,000 euros, partly […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office28 October 2020
The arrests are carried out within the framework of investigating proceedings commenced in 2016 by judge Joaquín Aguirre, from Investigating Court number 1 from Barcelona, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly7 January 2021
The Court of Appeal of Brussels dismisses the appeal lodged by the Belgian Prosecutor’s Office against the lower court ruling that rejected Pablo Llarena’s European […]
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European Arrest Warrants15 January 2021
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Girona initiated proceedings in 2019 against three firefighters and two superior offices of the Fire Department of the Parc […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly23 February 2021
In a tighter vote than expected (15 votes in favour, 8 against and 2 abstentions), the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament recommends to […]
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European Arrest Warrants11 March 2021
The former Minister of Agriculture, Meritxell Serret, who had resided in Belgium since November 2017, has been on trial in the 1 October referendum case […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice6 May 2021
The Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 18 of Barcelona opens a case against the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Raül Romeva and nine former high officials […]
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Court of AuditorsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice11 May 2021
Following instructions from the State Prosecutor’s Office, the High Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia closes the investigation into CUP for allocating money from the subsidy received […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office28 May 2021
Joaquín Aguirre, the judge investigating the Volhov case, refers the proceedings against Francesc de Dalmases, MP of the Junts per Catalunya party, to the High […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly10 June 2021
The Supreme Court declares the completion of the penalty of 20 months of disqualification from public office of former ministers Carles Mundó, Meritxell Borràs and […]
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Politicisation of justice14 June 2021
The Public Ministry accuses him of alleged crimes of prevarication and embezzlement of public funds for having hired the sergeant of the Mossos d’Esquadra Lluís […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office15 July 2021
The court harshly criticises the Prosecutor’s Office and the magistrate of the Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 16 of Barcelona for having violated the fundamental rights […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice21 September 2021
Josep Lluís Alay will have to go to trial on charges of embezzlement of public funds and fraud for the trip he made to New […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice11 October 2021
The Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 28 of Barcelona has opened trial proceedings against Josep Lluís Alay, the head of President Puigdemont’s office, for the expenses […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice14 March 2022
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia issues an interlocutory order concluding the investigation against Laura Borràs and four other people. The Court considers it […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial25 March 2022
The Supreme Court opens proceedings against the former Minister of Agriculture of the Government of Catalonia and member of ERC Meritxell Serret for charges of […]
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Politicisation of justice13 April 2022
The Prosecutor’s Office files a claim before the Court of Auditors for the organisation of the 1 October referendum and the foreign affairs of the […]
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Court of Auditors18 November 2022
The former secretary-general of Catalonia’s Department of the Vice-Presidency, Economy and Finance, and the former secretary of the Treasury, both currently ERC MPs in the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly15 December 2022
The PSOE, Unidas Podemos, ERC, PDECat, PNB and EH Bildu vote in favour of the reform, while Junts, the CUP and VOX vote against it, […]
12 January 2023
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena issues a new prosecution order against Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín, Clara Ponsatí, Lluís Puig and Marta Rovira in the case […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice13 February 2023
Once the Criminal Code reform that suppresses the crime of sedition and amends the crime of embezzlement is in force, the Second Chamber of the […]
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Politicisation of justice14 February 2023
The Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office had requested to investigate Royo for embezzlement for some 9 November consultation expenses, in the proceedings of Investigating Court number 18, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice13 June 2023
After Llarena dismissed the appeals against the amending of the indictment issued by the investigating judge in the case against the 1 October referendum leaders […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly