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Spain's Supreme Court argued the legal cases of the three Catalan MEPs 'focused on their actions in years that far pre-date their acquisition of condition as deputies in the European Parliament' (Photo: European Parliament)

Catalan MEPs lose immunity, slam 'political persecution'

The European Parliament has voted to lift parliamentary immunity of Catalan MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí - paving the way for Spain to take further legal action.

After the result of the vote on Tuesday (9 March), Spanish foreign Minister Arancha González Laya said the parliament's decision showed "Catalonia's problems are to be resolved in Spain - and not in Europe".

Former regional premier Puigdemont, however, slammed the vote as "a sad day for the Europe...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Spain's Supreme Court argued the legal cases of the three Catalan MEPs 'focused on their actions in years that far pre-date their acquisition of condition as deputies in the European Parliament' (Photo: European Parliament)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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