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Thursday’s ruling is key for Antonio Comín, who won a seat in the last EU Parliament election this year, but has been unable to take his place in the hemicycle yet. (Photo: European Parliament)

Former Catalan leader loses MEP appeal, raising questions for fellow separatist

The European Court of Justice on Thursday (26 September) rejected the appeal by the former pro-independence Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who had challenged the European Parliament’s decision not to recognise him as an MEP after the 2019 elections.

The EU court backed the parliament's decision and c...

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Thursday’s ruling is key for Antonio Comín, who won a seat in the last EU Parliament election this year, but has been unable to take his place in the hemicycle yet. (Photo: European Parliament)

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