27 posts during 2020 - Present: Impasse in the independence movement
3 January 2020
The Central Electoral Board agrees to strip Quim Torra of his seat following his conviction for disobedience by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly3 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 representation7 January 2020
He is elected in the second round of voting and by a simple majority, with 167 votes in favour (the PSOE, Unidas Podemos, the PNV, […]
11 February 2020
The Constitutional Court overturns the Bureau’s 29 October 2019 decision to allow a resolution presented by the CUP reaffirming Parliament’s commitment to the right to […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court23 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 Office2 November 2020
The Provincial Court of Tarragona decrees the dismissal of the case against the mayor of Reus, Carles Pellicer, and the former municipal councillors Montserrat Vilella […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly16 November 2020
The the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs discusses for the first time the lifting of the immunity of Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara […]
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European Arrest Warrants14 January 2021
MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara Ponsatí appear before the Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament requesting that their parliamentary immunity not […]
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European Arrest Warrants15 January 2021
The Catalan Government reaches an agreement with all the parties of Parliament except the PSC to postpone the elections until 30 May due to the […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officials14 February 2021
Following the disqualification of President Quim Torra and the failure to reach an agreement regarding the election of a new president, the elections were finally […]
22 February 2021
The Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses the appeal by the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans (Catalan Media Corporation) against the verdicts of the Junta […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly11 March 2021
The Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses the appeals of the former president of the Catalan Government Quim Torra against the three sanctions imposed […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation 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 Office12 May 2021
The Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses the appeal that Oriol Junqueras had submitted against the decision of the Central Electoral Board of 3 […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation21 May 2021
At the investiture session in Parliament, Aragonès is sworn in as president with 74 votes in favour from the MPs of ERC, Junts and CUP. […]
10 June 2021
The motion submitted by MÉS per Mallorca to the Balearic Parliament to request a pardon for Valtónyc and Hasél is rejected, with PSIB-PSOE El Pi, […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly17 March 2022
The Administrative Court no. 10 of Barcelona sanctions the mayor of Sant Cugat Mireia Ingla (ERC), after the court had previously forced her to take […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly24 May 2022
In this way, the CJEU annuls the decision of the General Court of the European Union of July 2021 not to grant precautionary measures to […]
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European Arrest Warrants31 May 2022
The Constitutional Court accepts for consideration the appeal for protection filed by the MPs of Ciudadanos and annuls the agreements of the Bureau of the […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation8 June 2022
On February 22, the Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court had rejected all appeals filed against the granting of pardons to the leaders of the […]
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Politicisation of justice12 July 2022
The Constitutional Court also declares unconstitutional the agreements of the plenary session and the Bureau of the Parliament of Catalonia that authorised the delegation of […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation15 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, […]
24 March 2023
Clara Ponsatí does not appear before the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the 1 October Catalan independence referendum in the Supreme […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice20 April 2023
Lleida Area Electoral Board gives a deadline of 24 hours to the City Council for them to withdraw the banner in support to the prisoners […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly3 May 2023
VOX, Ciudadanos and PP had requested the removal of Borràs after she had been sentenced for a crime of “prevaricació”, even though the sentence is […]
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Right to political representation9 May 2023
Ivan, who is running in the 28 May 2023 municipal election (CUP), was arrested on 16 October 2019, during the protests against the judgment that […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly5 July 2023
Puigdemont, Comín and Ponsatí had appealed the European Parliament’s decision of 9 March 2021 that waived their immunity, as per the request of investigating judge […]
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European Arrest Warrants