Amnesty Law

Boye warns that Llarena will need to apply an amnesty law to Puigdemont and thus may appeal it

The Catalan MEPs reiterate their challenge to the judge, who earlier refused to admit for hearing their claim for his recusal

Sumar details that independence process amnesty must not protect police accused of serious crimes

Jaume Asens asserts that the amnesty is not a bargaining chip, but an historic agreement to overcome the political conflict

The PP asks, unsuccessfully, for a European Commission opinion on the Catalonia amnesty

The European executive refuses, at this time, to comment on a possible amnesty law, since it does not know the details

Pedro Sánchez admits that the amnesty could be used to overcome the 2017 Catalan referendum

Acting Spanish PM uses the word "amnesty" for first time to distance himself from the proposal announced by Sumar this Friday

Spanish interior minister Marlaska changes views about amnesty: "The wounds need to heal"

Fernando Grande-Marlaska is convinced that there will be a "successful" investiture of Pedro Sánchez

Sánchez smooths the path for the Catalan amnesty but rejects an independence referendum

The acting Spanish PM claims it was "the right move" to grant pardons to the pro-independence political prisoners in 2021

Spain's right-wing media turn up the heat for anti-amnesty protest called in Barcelona

Radio hosts Federico Jiménez Losantos and Carlos Herrera condemn Pedro Sánchez for his negotiations with Carles Puigdmeont

Catalan Parliament gives broad support to the amnesty, despite the PSC's 'no'

ERC, Junts, CUP and Comuns vote to support an amnesty for pro-independence prosecutions; PSC, Vox and PP vote against it

ERC and Junts add pressure to talks with Sánchez: there must be progress towards a referendum

Joint ERC-Junts text says they won't support Sánchez's investiture without work to "make effective" the referendum conditions

Carles Puigdemont warns that he is not involved in ERC's amnesty negotiations

Catalan president-in-exile reacts to ERC's announcement that negotiation of the amnesty law is practically complete

Former Spanish soldier: "An amnesty is legal, they gave me one, and under the 1978 Constitution"

José Ignacio Domínguez benefited from the Law of Rehabilitation that was passed in 1987, promoted by Alfonso Guerra

Carles Puigdemont's potent response to Felipe González

The PSOE old guard's continued grumbling about an amnesty has also prompted criticism from within the Socialist party

Catalan to make its debut in Spain's Congress amid a PP offensive on language and amnesty

Headphones, transmitters and translators: this is how Catalan, Basque, Galician and Aranese will be normalized in Congress

PP to hold a "major event" against the amnesty in Madrid, before the investiture debate

Cuca Gamarra has announced that the PP will promote a major event in Madrid on the weekend of September 23rd and 24th

José María Aznar calls for mobilization against amnesty plan: "It's self-destruction"

Former Spanish PM doesn't spare the invective against Pedro Sánchez and Carles Puigdemont over investiture negotiations

Amnesty proposal awakens the old guard of Spain's PSOE: centralist and anti-Catalanist

The will to reach an accord shown by Junts and the PSOE sets off alarm bells for Felipe González, Alfonso Guerra and others

Puigdemont denies that any negotiation is underway over a Catalan amnesty

Carles Puigdemont affirms that the changes to the Council of the Republic are not linked to "possible negotiations"

The PSOE prescribes "caution, discretion and dialogue" over Catalan amnesty request

The PP will persist in attempting to seduce the Basque Nationalists if Felipe VI entrusts the investiture to Feijóo

ERC demands an amnesty law from Sánchez as the price of its investiture votes: "It's a red line"

"The PSOE must see that the amnesty bill moves forward," says Teresa Jordà, unlike 2021 when a similar bill was blocked

Judge emeritus Martin Pallín: "An amnesty in Catalonia would also have to affect police corps"

Former judge of Spain's Supreme Court maintains that an amnesty over independence process prosecutions would be viable

Spanish Congress certifies veto of Catalan amnesty bill: it won't even be debated

PSOE, PP and Vox join forces again to shut out Catalan amnesty proposal

What's in the Catalonia amnesty proposal, presented at the Spanish Congress?

Pro-independence parties pass Catalan amnesty motion, as Comuns sit on the fence