The group of the European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament has requested that a debate on the risk to the rule of law in Spain as a consequence of the amnesty law agreed by the PSOE be included in the agenda of next week's plenary session. with Junts and ERC to ensure the investiture of the socialist candidate for the presidency of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.
The Popular Party wants to "make it clear that the rule of law is not negotiable in the European Union and cannot simply be sacrificed to obtain the votes necessary to form a government majority," as indicated by the conservative party in a statement.
In a joint statement, the leader of the EPP, the German Manfred Weber, and the head of the PP delegation in the European Parliament, Dolors Montserrat, have warned that the provisions of the agreement for the amnesty of those involved in the independence challenge represent a "risks violating the separation of powers and undermines judicial independence."
The agenda for the next plenary session will close this Thursday at the meeting of the Conference of Presidents (CoP) which brings together the leaders of all parliamentary groups.
For his part, Borja Sémper has assured regarding a possible position of the European Union on the amnesty law that "there will be news in the future." "European institutions are especially sensitive when there are Member States that attack the division of powers and the independence of judges. Europe is involved and we know that there will be news in the future," he said in an interview.
