Politico
Puigdemont asks Brussels to look into Spanish judiciary’s impartiality
The Catalan separatist MEPs accuse Spain’s General Council of the Judiciary of violating ‘basic standards of the rule of law.’
Politico
Politico
Spanish prosecutors call for new arrest warrant for Catalan separatists
The news comes less than a month after the EU’s General Court ruled to strip the MEPs of their immunity.
Wired
Leaked Government Document Shows Spain Wants to Ban End-to-End Encryption
In response to an EU proposal to scan private messages for illegal material, the country’s officials said it is “imperative that we have access to the data”.
Vilaweb
The UN rules against Spain for violating the political rights of Carles Puigdemont
The Committee on Human Rights condemns the suspension of Carles Puigdemont as MP and argues it contravenes “the essence of democratic goverance”
The Catalan National Assembly denounces Spain’s boycott of the European Parliament Pegasus Committee and asks them to meet with victims of civil society
The letter addressed to the Pegasus Inquiry Committee of the European Parliament denounces the Spanish authorities’ attempts to prevent and hinder the fact-finding trip to Spain and call the members …
El Nacional
PSOE, PP, Cs and Vox want to remove Catalangate references from EU report on Pegasus
Spanish political parties PSOE, the PP, Cs and Vox are all presenting amendments to the European Parliament’s draft report on Pegasus espionage to remove references to the 65 Catalans with links to the …
El Nacional
Spain’s double standard on infrastructure: Mediterranean vs Atlantic corridor
Despite the delays in completing the Mediterranean corridor, the state now plans to develop the Atlantic plan in parallel
El Nacional
Spain fails to comply with UN resolution on rights of Catalan political prisoners
Asked by the UN to take measures to avoid repeat violations of rights, the Spanish government said that no action was needed
El Nacional
Spain’s dirty war against independentism, on full display in ‘Kitchen Case’ WhatsApps
Interior ministry official asked police to make “a lot of noise” in search of the Pujol family
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 …