When the Catalunya independence movement made a declaration of independence, the reactions of the People’s Party led Spanish government were harsh and immediate. Today, the PSOE needs the votes of their successors to sustain their government. They are planning to pass an amnesty law, which the right wing opposition are calling an attack on the independence of the judiciary and have rung up their mates in Brussels. …
- The Catalan independence movement, 2017 Referendum, Declaration of Independence and new regional elections, from wikipedia, the 2017 revolution and also 2017-2018 Spanish constitutional crisis, which highlights the role of the courts in the politics of Catalan independence.
- EU Commission/Spain exchange bitter letters over catalan amnesty, from EUractive.
- https://verfassungsblog.de/spain-has-a-problem-with-its-judiciary/
- https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/11/13/european-parliament-to-debate-spains-amnesty-deal-next-week-over-rule-of-law-fears, from Euronews
- Spain’s opposition calls for EU to stop amnesty law, from the FT
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