The Catalan National Assembly, over sixty representatives of European civil society, MEPs and former MEPs, appeal to Von der Leyen and Sassoli to denounce the waiver of parliamentary immunity for Catalan MEPs

65 representatives of civil society, as well as former and current MEPs across Europe have co-signed a letter spearheaded by the Catalan National Assembly to appeal to the European Institutions …

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EuroNews

MEPs must vote against lifting Carles Puigdemont’s immunity | View

MEPs will on Monday (March 8) vote on whether to lift the parliamentary immunity of their Spanish colleagues Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí. The undersigned, former Members of …

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The Catalan National Assembly launches the international campaign #DefendCataloniaSaveEU, against the parliamentary immunity waiver of Catalan MEPs

The campaign aims at raising awareness concerning the persecution of Catalan MEPs by Spanish authorities, as it represents a new worrying case of repressive action against the rights of the …

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Elnacional.cat

MEPs call out Spain’s self-interest in reform proposal for EU arrest warrants

The pressure from Spain to amend the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) system and introduce the possibility of automatic extradition for crimes against the constitutional integrity of states which involve violence has today prompted …

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Vilaweb

MEP Clare Daly: “It is very clear that a lot of people here do not want to hear about Catalonia”

The rapporteur of a European Parliament report on fundamental rights in the Union, Clare Daly, has denounced being barred from mentioning the situation of the Catalan political prisoners in the report. …

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Catalan News

EU parliament protesters unfurl banner that saw Catalan president banned from office

Fifteen MEPs gathered in front of the European Parliament to unfurl a banner in support of the jailed Catalan pro-independence leaders, the same one that saw the ousted Catalan president Quim Torra …

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Vilaweb

Spain’s lawfare against Catalan political prisoners and exiles

Representatives of Rafael Correa and Lula da Silva join Catalan lawyers and warn EU Parliament about political use of courts The lawyers of Carles Puigdemont, Oriol Junqueras, Rafael Correa and …

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Verfassungsblog

Empty Seats in the European Parliament: What About EU Citizenship?

The European Parliament started its new term with three empty seats. The Catalan politicians Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Oriol Junqueras got elected in the European Parliamentary elections of 26 May …

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Vilaweb

MEP urges Tajani to speak up following hunger strike by Catalan political prisoners

“Crimes amount to allowing people to vote to determine their own future” says Matt Carthy from Sinn Féin

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El Nacional

MPs from around Europe denounce Spanish state’s repression

Members of the Flanders, UK, Estonian and Danish Parliaments have, together with the EU-Catalonia Dialogue Platform, created the Parliamentary Network of Friendship Groups of Catalonia. The objective for the new group is to “bring together voices” …

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