EU Observer

Why three MEPs withdrew from EP petition committee hearing

For a long time, various political groups have consistently expressed their concerns about what is going on in the European Parliament’s petitions committee (PETI) — the committee where all EU …

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Liberties EU

Liberties Rule of Law Report 2023 – Spain

This country report is part of the Liberties Rule of Law Report 2023, which is the fourth annual report on the state of rule of law in the European Union …

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El Nacional

European Commission: “National security” claims don’t give carte blanche to state espionage

EU commissioner answers the Catalan MEPs questions, noting that the EC is “closely following” the Pegasus inquiry committee

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Catalan News

Prosecutors request prison sentences for former senior pro-independence officials

Ex vice president’s right-hand-men face up to seven years behind bars while current culture minister could be disqualified

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Catalan News

Catalan parliament summons Spanish PM and ministers to Pegasus spyware inquiry commission

Madrid confirms Pedro Sánchez will not testify as he is “accountable to congress and senate” only

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Iridia

Statement on police infiltration in social movements in recent years in Barcelona

88 organisations declare their support for the five activists bringing legal action over the infiltration of social and labour movements by a police officer from the Spanish National Police Corps in …

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Vilaweb

New Bank of Spain board member resigns after accusation of supporting Catalan professor and exiled minister Clara Ponsatí

Antonio Cabrales was appointed with the support of the PP. He resigned six hours later after a media campaign by Spanish nationalists.

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El Nacional

Spanish government celebrates that Catalonia’s referendum is still punished by justice

Spokesperson Isabel Rodríguez considers that Supreme Court ruling responds to a will to “penalize” the events of October 2017

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Catalan News

Supreme Court lifts bans from public office for half of pardoned referendum leaders

Heads of mainstream pro-independence parties Turull and Junqueras still disqualified until 2030 and 2031

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Vilaweb

Llarena’s Boomerang: The Constitutional Turn of the CJEU’s Decision

This is a first step –now national courts must make use of the space provided by Luxembourg. But it is an important step, and certainly not the one Pablo Llarena …

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