82 posts
12 January 2016
Puigdemont becomes President of Catalonia with the votes of JxSi and eight votes from the CUP-CC after an agreement in extremis given the CUP-CC’s refusal […]
30 October 2017
Carles Puigdemont and seven other ministers (Joaquim Forn, Toni Comín, Clara Ponsatí, Meritxell Borràs, Lluís Puig, Dolors Bassa and Meritxell Serret) begin their journey into […]
30 October 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office files a complaint to the National High Court against Honourable President Carles Puigdemont and the other members of the Government of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice3 November 2017
National High Court Magistrate Carmen Lamela issues national arrest warrants and European Arrest Warrants against President Carles Puigdemont and the MPs currently exiled in Belgium […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial5 November 2017
President Carles Puigdemont and exiled MPs Antoni Comín, Clara Ponsatí, Lluís Puig and Meritxell Serret voluntarily turn themselves in to a Brussels police station in […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice24 November 2017
Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena takes over the National High Court case against President Puigdemont and the other MPs (Oriol Junqueras, Joaquim Forn, Jordi Turull, […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial5 December 2017
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena withdraws the European Arrest Warrant issued by National HIgh Court Magistrate Carmen Lamela against the president Carles Puigdemont and MPs […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice17 January 2018
The constitution of the twelfth Parliament is held following the result of the elections called by Mariano Rajoy under the application of Article 155. None […]
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Right to political representation23 March 2018
The examining magistrate forthe 1 October referendum case at the Supreme Court, Pablo Llarena, notifies the following interlocutory ordre: Prosecuted for rebellion are former president […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime23 March 2018
Judge rules prison without bail for Jordi Turull, Josep Rull, Dolors Bassa, Raül Romeva and Carme Forcadell, as requested by the Prosecutor’s Office, the State’s […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation28 March 2018
President Carles Puigdemont, Clara Ponsatí and Lluís Puig are appealing ‘in reform,’ i.e. before the judge Pablo Llarena himself, against their prosecution for rebellion and […]
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Politicisation of justice5 April 2018
Comín, Serret, and Puig, who had already made themselves available to Belgian justice after judge Llarena reactivated the European Arrest Warrant, give evidence before an […]
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European Arrest WarrantsRight to political representation24 April 2018
Comín requested this the day before, given that he is subject to precautionary measures in Belgium. This means that JxCat and ERC have a total […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to political representation8 May 2018
The Constitutional Court admits the appeals for protection of Ciudadanos and the PP against delegating the votes of President Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comínin Parliament, […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation9 May 2018
The Supreme Court judge investigating the 1 October referendum case confirms the prosecutions and sentences along with the decision not to prosecute Artur Mas or […]
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Politicisation of justice16 May 2018
The Belgian justice authorities reject the extradition of Toni Comín, Meritxell Serret and Lluís Puig after the Prosecutor’s Office ruled against their extradition considering that […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation19 May 2018
The Secretary to the Spanish Government asks the Ministry of the Presidency to publish the appointment of the ministers in the Official Gazette of the […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation25 May 2018
President Quim Torra sends a letter to Mariano Rajoy requesting him to authorise the publication of the decree appointing ministers, after the Government of Catalonia’s […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation29 May 2018
The Ministry of the Presidency sends a letter to the government secretary stating that the decree appointing ministers will not be published, based on a […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation5 June 2018
Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín, Clara Ponsatí, Lluís Puig and Meritxell Serret lodge a civil lawsuit against the examining magistrate for the 1 October referendum case, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial6 June 2018
Toni Comín and Meritxell Serret ask for the first time to appear in person at the the Supreme Court for the case involving the leaders […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial27 June 2018
Following dismissal by the Supreme Court of all the appeals against the interlocutory prosecutions issued by judge Pablo Llarena, he issued an order declaring their […]
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Politicisation of justice9 July 2018
Magistrate Pablo Llarena concludes the summary trial against the leaders involved in the 1 October referendum and declares that the interlocutory order of prosecution against […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation13 July 2018
Schleswig-Holstein Supreme Court definitively denies the possibility of extraditing Carles Puigdemont to Spain for a crime of rebellion or sedition, as requested by the German […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice26 March 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court unanimously decides not to accept the appeal for protection presented by Meritxell Serret and Toni Comín against the […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial1 April 2019
The European Parliament elections and municipal elections are called for 26 May. In the European elections, JxCat presents the Junts per Catalunya- Lliures per Europa […]
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Prison regime29 April 2019
The Central Electoral Board announced that it has agreed, following a complaint from the PP and Ciudadanos, to bar Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation3 May 2019
Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín, Clara Ponsatí and Lliures per Europa (Junts) present appeals before the administrative courts in Madrid, the Administrative Chamber of the Supreme […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation5 May 2019
The Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court rules that the ordinary courts have the jurisdiction to make a decision regarding the appeals presented by Carles […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation9 May 2019
ERC requests authorisation from the Central Electoral Board for Oriol Junqueras to participate from prison in TV3’s European election debate. It also requests authorisation for […]
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Central Electoral BoardPrison regime13 May 2019
The Provincial Electoral Board of Barcelona dismisses the appeal brought by Ciudadanos and the PP against the remote participation of Oriol Junqueras and Antoni Comín […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly26 May 2019
Junts per Catalunya-Lliures per Europa, led by Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara Ponsatí, are the winners in Catalonia and take two seats. The joint […]
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Prison regime29 May 2019
Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín go to the European Parliament to carry out the preliminary administrative formalities as MEP-elects, but are refused entry and not […]
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Right to political representation13 June 2019
The Central Electoral Board officially announces the results of the European elections and summons the MEP-elects, including Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín (Junts per Catalunya-Lliures per […]
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Central Electoral BoardPrison regimeRight to political representation14 June 2019
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court does not authorise Oriol Junqueras (ERC), in preventive detention as a result of the case against the leaders […]
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Central Electoral BoardEuropean Arrest WarrantsPrison regimeRight to political representation17 June 2019
The Central Electoral Board holds a ceremony for MEP-elects to declare allegiance to the Constitution. The Central Electoral Board does not accept Carles Puigdemont and […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation27 June 2019
The outgoing president of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani of the European People’s Party, sends a letter in response to Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín, […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation1 July 2019
The General Court of the European Union refuses to grant the precautionary measures requested by Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín in order to be able […]
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Right to political representation1 July 2019
Months later, it will be revealed that he had been working as an adviser for Ciudadanos, the party that had nominated him for the position, […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation2 July 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court upholds the application of Article 155 in Catalonia on 27 October 2017, including the dismissal of the government […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy4 November 2019
Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the 1 October referendum, issues new European Arrest Warrants against former ministers Antoni […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice7 November 2019
Former ministers Antoni Comín and Lluís Puig report to a Brussels police station, where they are arrested in execution of the European Arrest Warrant re-issued […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice16 December 2019
The Brussels Court processing the European Arrest Warrants issued by Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena against Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Lluís Puig decides to […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly19 December 2019
The Court of Justice of the European Union responds to the preliminary question raised by the Supreme Court in July after it prevented Oriol Junqueras […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation2 January 2020
Following the ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union establishing that MEP status and the immunity that comes with it are acquired […]
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European Arrest Warrants6 January 2020
The European Parliament issues a notification citing the 19 December ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which established that MEP status […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation10 January 2020
Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the 1 October referendum, rules on Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín’s appeal the […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice13 January 2020
At the beginning of the first plenary session of the year, the president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, officially announces that Carles Puigdemont and […]
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Politicisation of justice28 January 2020
The Court of Auditors orders a provisional settlement in the preliminary investigation into the Government of Catalonia’s accounting liability in relation to the costs of […]
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Court of Auditors13 February 2020
During the plenary session of the European Parliament, it is announced that Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice21 April 2020
The Brussels court of first instance before which Puigdemont, Ponsatí, Comín, Puig and Serret filed a complaint against Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the […]
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Right to a fair trial23 October 2020
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses the appeal presented by Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín against the decision of the investigating magistrate of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial16 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 Warrants18 December 2020
The trial is part of the investigation opened in October 2019 against José Ramón Prado Bugallo, also known as ‘Sito Miñanco,’ who was represented in […]
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Politicisation of justice14 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 Warrants23 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 Warrants9 March 2021
The Plenary Session of the European Parliament votes in favor of lifting the immunity of Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí so that the […]
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European Arrest Warrants18 March 2021
The defence of the three exiles files for the recusal of Conde-Pumpido, magistrate of the Constitutional Court, in order that he abstain from the resolution […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial4 April 2021
The magistrate of the Constitutional Court Cándido Conde-Pumpido proposes through a letter to the president of the Constitutional Court that he abstain from taking part […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy19 May 2021
Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara Ponsatí appeal against the European Parliament’s decision to lift their immunity before the General Court of the European Union. […]
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European Arrest Warrants28 June 2021
The magistrate of the National High Court María Tardón dismisses the appeal presented by the lawyer of Puigdemont, Comín, Ponsatí and Puig in the case […]
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Politicisation of justice30 July 2021
The General Court of the European Union decides to dismiss the request filed by Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara Ponsatí requesting their immunity be […]
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European Arrest Warrants4 October 2021
Carles Puigdemont appears before the Court of Appeal of Sassari (Sardinia) in the extradition proceedings initiated against him following his arrest on the island on […]
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European Arrest Warrants26 November 2021
The General Court of the European Union rejects the new request, submitted by Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara Ponsatí, to provisionally have their immunity […]
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European Arrest Warrants18 April 2022
The research group of the University of Toronto CitizenLab and Ronan Farrow, a journalist from The New Yorker, publish two articles in which they expose […]
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Politicisation of justice24 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 representation7 June 2022
MEPs Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín appealed against two decisions of Antonio Tajani. The first, to not let them enter Parliament as MEPs and to […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation24 June 2022
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe approves a follow-up report to the resolution approved on 21 June 2021, in which it reviews whether […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice28 June 2022
Supreme Court magistrate Pablo de Lucas stepped aside after it was revealed that while the magistrate was resolving the appeals of Puigdemont, Comín, Ponsatí and […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial7 September 2022
The 2022 State Attorney General Report, Álvaro García Ortiz, classifies the ‘violent’ Catalan independence movement under this subheading, alongside ETA and GRAPO. Therefore, it also […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly10 October 2022
La Directa reports that the police spying began after the 8 November 2017 general strike and continued until the first quarter of 2019. It involved […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly3 November 2022
The JEC is answering a letter sent by the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, on 22 September 2022, in which she requested clarification […]
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Central Electoral Board15 November 2022
The appeal had been presented on 16 November against the Central Electoral Board’s (JEC) decision not to include the two MEPs on the list of […]
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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justice12 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 justice31 January 2023
Llarena had asked the CJEU about the ability of judicial authorities executing European Arrest Warrants to consider matters of jurisdiction and respect for fundamental rights […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial13 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 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 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 Warrants23 July 2023
In Catalonia, the PSC, the list led by Meritxell Batet obtains 19 seats, Sumar, the list led by Aina Vidal, obtains 7, PP, led by […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office9 August 2023
MEPs Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín had appealed the resolutions of pre-trial Supreme Court judge in the case against the 1 October independence referendum leaders […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court26 October 2023
At the end of January 2018, the ‘Programa de Ana Rosa’ in Telecinco shared a private conversation between Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín that had […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly