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Catalonia s former leader Carles Puigdemont has told Euronews he will continue fighting after Members of the European Parliament voted to lift his immunity from prosecution.
He fled Spain after the north-east region declared independence following a 2O17 referendum that Madrid considered illegal.
Puigdemont, accused of sedition and misuse of public funds in Spain, has since become an MEP and is using immunity protection that comes with the role to avoid being summoned back to Spain and standing trial.
But, on Tuesday, MEPs on a European Parliament committee voted to lift his and two other Spanish politicians immunity.
It will now go to a full vote before all the MEPs of the European Parliament next month, where a simple majority will be required.
Puigdemont vows to keep fighting after MEPs vote to lift his immunity February 24, 2021
Catalonia s former leader Carles Puigdemont.
BRUSSELS Catalonia s former leader Carles Puigdemont has told Euronews he will continue fighting after Members of the European Parliament voted to lift his immunity from prosecution.
He fled Spain after the northeast region declared independence following a 2O17 referendum that Madrid considered illegal.
Puigdemont, accused of sedition and misuse of public funds in Spain, has since become an MEP and is using immunity protection that comes with the role to avoid being summoned back to Spain and standing trial.
But, on Tuesday, MEPs on a European Parliament committee voted to lift his and two other Spanish politicians immunity.
Mistakes made in H1N1 epidemic are being repeated in COVID epidemic
An international alert message about COVID-19 by United Health Professionals to President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan:
We are health professionals of the international collective United Health Professionals, composed of more than 1,500 members (including professors of medicine, intensive care physicians and infectious disease specialists) from different countries of Europe, Africa, America, Asia and Oceania and, on August 26, 2020, we addresed to governments and citizens of countries around the world an alert message regarding the COVID outbreak. First, let’s start with the conclusions of the 2010 report of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the management of the H1N1 epidemic:
The lawsuit comes after Poland and Czechia failed to reach an agreement during negotiations that took place in Warsaw a week ago. Czechia will also demand that mining in Turów ceases immediately until the court makes a final judgement.
According to Czech officials, Poland broke EU law last year by extending the mine’s license until 2026 without carrying out the necessary public consultation or an environmental impact assessment. PGE has already asked for another extension until 2044.
Water supply placed in jeopardy
In December, the European Commission supported Czechia’s claim that Poland is violating the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive that would require a transboundary consultation with Czechia and Germany.