Catalan MEPs urge the EU to investigate Spain’s “attack on fundamental rights”
In a question for a written answer, MEPs ask the European Commission for an official position on Spain’s actions to stop the independence vote
Catalan MEPs urged the European Commission (EC) to investigate the actions by Spanish institutions to stop the independence referendum from being held on October 1. In a question for a written answer submitted on Monday, they asked the EC to position itself in regards to what they consider to be an “attack to the fundamental rights of freedom of expression, information and assembly”.
The Spanish High Court in Catalonia has instructed the Catalan Public Television (TVC) not to broadcast a government advertisement about the October 1 vote or “inform its audience about anything related to the organization” of the referendum, according to the document. If it fails to comply with the requirement, the director of the TVC risks criminal charges. MEPs say this warning amounts to censorship.