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Catalan candidate not included in initial agreement for Spanish Constitutional Court's renovation

September 30, 2010 12:19 AM | CNA / Gaspar Pericay Coll / Sarah Garrahan

After more than 3 years of negotiation, the Conservative People’s Party (PP) and the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) have finally agreed on a replacement procedure for the Constitutional Court magistrates who currently have expired mandates. The Constitutional Court has had 4 magistrates with expired 9-year mandates since 2007. The Senate should have already appointed new magistrates, but the two main parties, especially the PP, have been blocking the process.

Spanish Constitutional Court rejects 3 appeals against the Catalan Statute of Autonomy

September 9, 2010 11:03 PM | CNA

Aragon, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community each presented a different appeal before the Court against some articles and dispositions of Catalonia’s main law, the Statute of Autonomy, which was approved in 2006 by a referendum. The magistrates have completely rejected Aragon and the Balearic Islands’ appeals and have “not admitted” the appeal from the Valencian Community.