Carles Puigdemont

The former Catalan president has described the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union as a "resounding and political victory" for independence.

Salvador Illa asked "what more is needed for the implementation of the Amnesty Act" and stressed that "there is nothing to prevent its implementation anymore".

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the amnesty for embezzlement does not prejudice European finances and that the amnesty law is in accordance with Community law.

Both organizations have filed their submissions with the Court of Guarantees of the Treaty requesting the admission of the application for amparo filed by the former president against the Supreme Court's decision not to apply amnesty for embezzlement. Both organizations believe that the Supreme Court should have applied amnesty to him and criticize the "unreasonable and arbitrary" interpretation of the Amnesty Act to prevent its application.

The ruling will not affect Puigdemont's situation because he did not participate in the last European elections, so he no longer has a seat. 

The defence of the former President of Catalonia has stressed that "for years" Puigdemont "has had his freedom of movement and institutional activity restricted by arrest warrants, the validity of which has been legally repealed by the Amnesty Organization Act and this Constitutional Court, as well as by European standards."

Ten days after formalizing his break with the Spanish Government, Carles Puigdemont's party has prevented a PP amendment from succeeding.

Diputatuen Kongresuko Osoko Bilkuran egin duen lehen hitzaldian, Espainiako Gobernuko presidentea Carles Puigdemonten alderdiari zuzendu zaio, espreski aipatu gabe eta, zeharka ere, jendearen bizitza hobetzea helburu duten legeak bertan behera uzteko arrazoiak eskatu dizkio.

From Moncloa they take drama away from the decision and say they're still "outstretched hands," while the PNV warns that "a parliament without a majority or a budget is not sustainable in time."

JxCat's management has unanimously agreed to break its agreements with the PSOE at its meeting in Perpignan.

Among its options is for Junts to submit the decision to the militants through an internal consultation, which will begin at 10 a.m. and which is expected to take a long time. No hearings have been announced until 5 p.m. Among the functions of that assembly is to take stock of the Brussels agreement and define 'actions to be taken'.

The President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, and the former President and President of Junts, Carles Puigdemont, have met in Brussels at the EU Government Delegation, the first meeting between them after the Constitutional Court approved the Amnesty Act, which has not yet been imposed on Puigdemont, a year after Illa took office.

The President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, has said that "it is time" to show that "the engine, in democracy, is dialogue".

The former president of the Generalitat returned to Catalonia on August 8, 2024, to escape again after a brief speech.

The Supreme Court has appealed against the decisions issued by the Supreme Court and the investigating judge. The Supreme Court denied him amnesty because he is accused of embezzlement of public funds.