The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed the enchantment filed by the protection of the ERC chief and former vp of the Generalitat, Oriol Junqueras, towards the choice of the then president of the European Parliament, the Italian socialist David Sassoli, to declare a emptiness his seat as an MEP.
The European Justice thus endorses the primary determination of the General Court of the EU that already thought-about inadmissible a primary enchantment by Junqueras in December 2020, concluding that Sassoli did nothing greater than transmit to the remainder of the European Parliament details about a pre-existing authorized state of affairs, derived completely of the selections of the Spanish authorities.
In addition, the ruling reiterates that the electoral process continues to be ruled by nationwide regulation, not solely with regard to the voting guidelines and attribution of mandates, but in addition with regard to the eligibility of the members of the Eurochamber.
Junqueras was elected MEP within the European Parliament elections in May 2019, however, when he didn’t receive permission to go to swear or promise to abide by the Spanish Constitution as required by nationwide laws, his seat was declared vacant by the Central Electoral Board.