38 posts during 2020 - Present: Impasse in the independence movement
2 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