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Articles tagged with: Catalan Independence

17 January 2020 02:43 PM

First photo of the seven male jailed leaders in Lledoners prison, published on November 30, 2018

Government gives 6 jailed leaders permits to attend parliament

Junqueras, Romeva, Bassa, Turull, Rull and Forn were summoned for investigation committee on January 28

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15 January 2020 08:34 PM

MEPs Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín in Strasbourg on January 15, 2020 (European Parliament)

Unionist MEP clashes with Puigdemont in EU parliament

Former president asks PP member to respect "presumption of innocence" after she calls him a "fugitive from justice"

Politics

10 January 2020 07:29 PM

University of Barcelona procedural law professor Jordi Nieva-Fenol

'EU parliament should protect its members,' says professor on Junqueras case

Speaking to Catalan News before chamber terminated jailed leader's mandate as MEP, Barcelona University law lecturer shared his thoughts on the case

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10 January 2020 06:58 PM

European Parliament president David Sassoli (by Natalia Segura)

EU parliament strips Junqueras of MEP status

Speaker upholds electoral board's veto on jailed leader's mandate and will ask Spain to provide "name of the new Member"

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10 January 2020 02:00 PM

Oriol Junqueras' father, Artur, outside Manresa court on January 10, 2020 (by @Esquerra_ERC)

Judge denies Junqueras family petition for politician's 'immediate release'

Father and wife of leader presented application for a writ of habeas corpus after Supreme Court denied him freedom to carry out functions as MEP

Politics

10 January 2020 12:14 PM

Quim Torra speaks during a government act in January 2020 (by Marta Casado Pla)

Supreme Court rejects immediate overruling of decision to bar president Torra as MP

Provincial electoral board declares Quim Torra's Catalan Parliament MP seat vacant hours after he says he does "not recognize" the Supreme Court's ruling and affirms he is still an MP and president of Catalonia

Politics

09 January 2020 07:00 PM

Catalan vice president Pere Aragonès gives a press conference with other ERC members (by Sílvia Jardí)

Outrage in pro-independence camp over court's denial of Junqueras' immunity

Leading figures call decision an "error" and "shameful", while many foreign MEPs also condemn Supreme Court ruling

Politics

09 January 2020 12:36 PM

Oriol Junqueras' vacant seat in the European Parliament, with a portrait of the jailed Catalan leader (by Blanca Blay)

Supreme Court rejects suspending electoral board veto on Junqueras as MEP

Spain's top judges yet to decide how to interpret EU court ruling stating he has parliamentary immunity

Politics

07 January 2020 04:36 PM

MEPs Martina Anderson, Matt Carthy, Diana Riba, and Pernando Barrena hold up photos of Carles Puigdemont, Oriol Junqueras, and Toni Comín in the European Parliament plenary session on Jul 2, 2019 (by Natàlia Segura)

Junqueras hopes to be freed to act as MEP after EU parliament's go-ahead

Politician's lawyer asks Supreme Court to overrule electoral board as Puigdemont and Comín expected to take their seats in upcoming plenary session

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