VOX Scores Major Win as EU Parliament Backs Amnesty Fight

The plenary of the European Parliament this Thursday lamented the "attacks on the rule of law and the separation of powers" by the Spanish government, in a report...

The report was approved with 298 MEPs in favour of the amendment introduced by Vox.

The Eurochamber laments the “attacks on the rule of law and the separation of powers” by the Government in Spain

Brussels – The plenary of the European Parliament has lamented the “attacks on the rule of law and the separation of powers” by the Spanish Government, in a report on the activity of the Petitions Committee during the past year that also reflects the “sudden increase” in Spanish petitions regarding the amnesty law. The warning is the result of an amendment presented by the Vox delegation in the Eurochamber, which passed by a narrow margin of 298…

The coalition government of socialists and communists in Spain has been attacking the separation of powers and the rule of law for years. The list of institutions that reject the socialist attack on the rule of law. Statement by the General Council of the Judiciary against the amnesty: it is "a serious violation of fundamental rights." The […]

VOX Scores Major Win as EU Parliament Backs Amnesty Fight

The European Parliament (EP) has endorsed an amendment condemning the Spanish government’s proposed amnesty law in a move that marks the first time the EP voted with Spain’s right-wing VOX party and the Patriots for Europe (PfE) group.The amendment, spearheaded by PfE MEPs Jorge Buxadé, Juan Carlos Girauta, and Mireia Borrás, was adopted in a tight but historic vote. The amendment states that the Parliament “deplores the attacks on the rule of l…

This is expressed in an amendment tabled by Vox, which was adopted with 298 votes in favour, 273 against and 15 abstentions.