US EditionEuropean Commission Questions Legitimacy of Spain's Amnesty Law
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Diario de Cádiz
The European Commission considers that the amnesty law passed by the Congress of Deputies and endorsed by the Constitutional Court “is not in the general interest” because it was the result of a political pact that allowed Pedro Sánchez to become president of the Government. Brussels has upheld this argument in the light of the questions referred for a preliminary ruling by the Court of Auditors before the Court of Justice of the European Union …
It disassembles the arguments of the Constitutional Court to endorse the amnesty: "It is impunity in exchange for political support." More information: Brussels says in the EU Court that the amnesty does not respond to the general interest but to a "political agreement" to invest Sánchez
Counsel Gonzalo Boye has argued that the controversial norm "is not a threat" to the EU, but "a promise made law"
The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (TJUE) was the scene of the direct clash this morning between the opinions of the Spanish Government and the European Commission over the amnesty law. According to the representative of the legal services of the Community Executive, the Spanish Carlos Urraca, “does not seem” that the law of oblivion responds to a “objective of general interest”, since it was part of a political agre…
The first hearing in the Court of Justice of the European Union on the various questions referred for a preliminary ruling in Spain on the application of the Amnesty Law has begun in Luxembourg. The arguments that will result in a judgment expected by the end of the year have been heard before a fortnight of judges and many other lawyers and representatives of the different parties. The strongest argument has been put forward by the representati…
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