The Court of Justice of the European Union (TJUU), celebrates on Tuesday the first two views on the amnesty law, in order to Define if the amnesty law puts at risk the financial interests of the European Union In the first session, and to know If the amnesty of terrorism crimes conforms to the right of the EU in the second.
In the first view, the European Commission has insisted that “It does not seem that the amnesty law responds to a general interest objectivesince it is Part of a political agreement to achieve investiture of the Government of Spain “.
Carlos Urraca, lawyer of the Community Executive, added that “The Spanish authorities did not attend to the recommendation of the Venice Commission”which urged the Government to “take the necessary time to carry out a significant dialogue in order to achieve the target invoked of reconciliation.”
The financing of ‘procés’ in doubt
The Court of Accounts, it is raised if the amnesty puts at risk the financial interests of the European Union, and is what is investigated. This case affects 35 former high positions of the Generalitatincluding former Catalan presidents Carles Puigdemont and Artur Mas.
For the commission’s lawyer, in the financing of the ‘procés’, There is “a sufficiently direct link between the illegalities in question and the resources of the Union”. Although from Brussels they insist that this corresponds to the Court of Accounts and it is they who must determine whether European funds have been diverted to finance these actions.
From the government they coincide with the commission
Pilar Alegría, as government spokesman, at the press conference of the Council of Ministers, insists that “The government’s position coincides with the commission’s position”both that “does not affect the financial interests of the EU” and according to the minister, “Of course the amnesty does not contravene the directive against terrorism”.
The terms of amnesty, a problem?
From the commission, they assure that The two -month period that the amnesty gives to the judges to apply the norm “I could prevent” that “this exam be carried out”. Although Manuel Martín-Granizo, chief prosecutor of the Court of Auditors, says that this period allows his court to verify this matter “Without any problem”an opinion that also defends the State Advocacy and the lawyers of the defendants
