Parliamentary Immunity as a Privilege - Catalan Immunity Cases Destabilise the Balance Between Protection and Accountability
Pérez de Lamo, David
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2026-03-05
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On 5 February 2026, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment in Case C-572/23 P, annulling the European Parliament’s decisions of 9 March 2021 waiving the parliamentary immunity of Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara Ponsatí. In particular, the CJEU requires the rapporteur of the committee responsible for the reasoned proposal to be insulated from even indirect political links with the party that instigated the underlying criminal proceedings. This reinforces the perception of immunity as a personal privilege rather than a functional safeguard.
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Pérez de Lamo, David
CJEU
Case C-572/23 P
Catalan
EU
Immunity
Junqueras Vies
Puigdemont
Spain
Spanien
EU
Spanien
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