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The European Parliament on Tuesday voted to remove parliamentary immunity from the former president of Spain’s Catalonia region Carles Puigdemont and two political allies, paving the way for the Spani. MEPs strip ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont of immunity | Main | English edition | Agencia EFE
EU Parliament strips Puigdemont, two other Catalan MEPs of immunity Issued on: 09/03/2021 - 10:18 Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont listens on as former Catalan Health Minister Antoni Comin speaks in Brussels on December 19, 2019. Aris Oikonomou, AFP 4 min The European Parliament has voted to strip the immunity from prosecution from Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan separatist lawmakers Spain has charged with sedition. Advertising Read more The chamber announced on Tuesday that EU lawmakers had vot...
Catalonia’s former regional president admits it's likely that he and two of his cohorts will lose their immunity as European Parliament members this week
MEPs urged to keep immunity of Catalan colleagues 5. Mar, 12:38 A cross-European group of 52 former MEPs on Friday urged EU lawmakers to vote against a report that recommends lifting the immunity of current MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí. The vote will take place on 8 March. The Catalan politicians fled to Belgium in late 2017 to avoid charges over the referendum on Catalan independence. They could face up to 25 years in jail, if convicted. Read and decide Get instant access to all articles — and 20 years of archives. 14-day free trial. Choose your plan Our ex...
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 Spa...