13 posts in 2017
22 March 2017
A few minutes before the start of voting, the general secretary and the senior lawyer of the Parliament warn that approval of additional provision 31 […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court28 July 2017
The Parliament of Catalonia approves the Law on the Tax Code of Catalonia with the votes of JxSí and CUP. According to pro-independence groups, this […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court6 September 2017
The tense day begins with a request from the JxSí and CUP to alter the agenda of the ordinary plenary session to include the processing […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court7 September 2017
This law establishes a transitional legal framework for the case of a yes vote in the referendum and until constituent elections are called. The debates […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court4 October 2017
The Bureau of Parliament accepts the request of JxSí and CUP to hold an ordinary plenary session on 9 October, with the appearance of President […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court23 October 2017
The Board of Speakers of the Parliament schedules a specific plenary session for 26 September to study the effects of applying Article 155 following requests […]
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Violation of autonomy27 October 2017
JxSí and the CUP register two motions for resolution: the first of these sets out the declaration of independence that the pro-independence MPs signed on […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court31 October 2017
The Constitutional Court declares unconstitutional the decree calling for the referendum, the decree on complementary measures regarding the organisation of the referendum and the Parliament’s […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court7 November 2017
Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena, takes on the ongoing case in the High Court of Justice of Catalonia against Carme Forcadell and the former members […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trial10 November 2017
Following a complaint by the National Police, a court in Reus summons the city mayor, six councillors and six others to bring them under investigation […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly14 November 2017
Several lawyers and Catalan MPs from JxSí and the CUP make an appeal to the Supreme Court against the application of Article 155 in Catalonia.
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Violation of autonomy23 November 2017
The mayor of Reus (PDeCAT) and three city councillors (PDeCAT and ERC) appear at a Reus court to give evidence after being investigated for a […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly27 December 2017
The Standing Committee of the Parliament of Catalonia -the body that performs the functions of the plenary session until a new parliament is formed following […]
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Right to political representationViolation of autonomy