Electoral Commission

Spanish electoral commission leaves Toni Comín without MEP credentials

Spanish body again ignores EU jurisprudence and won't recognize Toni Comín as an MEP unless he swears on the constitution

ERC reports Sánchez for electoral law breach and calls for TVE interview to be dropped

ERC argues to electoral authority that Spanish PM's action was a "self-promotion" influencing Catalonia's election campaign

Junts downplays effects on party's campaign after JEC grants electoral media rights to PDeCAT

The head of the PDeCat list, Roger Montañola, reminds Junts "that you must look at what you sign"

Spanish electoral body strips Laura Borràs of her MP seat, rejecting appeals

The electoral body applies "subsequent ineligibility" and disqualifies Borràs as a Catalan deputy

Catalan Parliament to defend Laura Borràs's seat until she has a final sentence

ERC, Junts and CUP vote together on Bureau to defend Borràs's seat until appeals process is complete, while PSC votes against

Electoral body gives Catalan Parliament 10 days to decide if it will withdraw Borràs's seat

Spanish electoral commission gives Alba Vergés time to clarify what actions she must take in relation to Laura Borràs

The Central Electoral Commission, scourge of the Catalan independence movement

The precedents of Torra and Juvillà make it likely that the JEC will order Laura Borràs' seat to be withdrawn

Constitutional Court rejects Catalan exiles' appeal but again admits their MEP status

Appeal by Puigdemont and Comín against decision of JEC was rejected precisely because they are now MEPs

Appeal ruling by Spain's Constitutional Court affirms that Puigdemont and Comín are MEPs

Constitutional judges back the Catalans' MEP status in appeal, shortly after the Spanish electoral commission raised doubts

Italian MEPs appeal to defend Sassoli's European legacy against Spanish "denigration"

Italian MEPs denounce how Spain's JEC is seeking to undermine the recognition of Puigdemont by the late David Sassoli

Prosecutor wants retrial of Catalan referendum commission to go to Supreme Court

Commission set up for 1st October referendum was acquitted of disobedience last year, then in July ordered to face a retrial

Puigdemont says response by Spain's JEC to the European Parliament is "Trumpism"

Carles Puigdemont considers the arguments given by the Spanish electoral body to be "a tangle"

Defying European justice, Spain's JEC says Puigdemont must come to Madrid to be an MEP

The Central Electoral Commission (JEC) repeats its view that all Spanish MEPs must swear on the constitution in Madrid

EU Parliament asks Spain for electoral credentials of Puigdemont, Comín, Ponsatí and Solé

Spain's electoral board is again presented with the question on which its view has previously been overturned by EU justice

Electoral board puts on pressure: Catalan speaker Borràs sent papers to replace MP

Spanish electoral body sends official burofax giving speaker Laura Borràs five days to replace MP Pau Juvillà

Spanish electoral board orders CUP deputy to leave seat over yellow ribbons case

Decision pressures Borràs, speaker of the Catalan parliament, which had voted to protect MP's seat until appeals were heard

Electoral body pressures Catalan speaker on removing "yellow ribbons" MP Juvillà

Spanish electoral body gives a 10-day deadline to speaker Laura Borràs to report on CUP deputy's situation

Court rejects Torra's complaint on electoral board member's links to Ciudadanos

Spain's Supreme Court contradicts European judicial rulings on Catalan MEPs

Torra to take legal action against electoral board member on payroll of Cs party

Spanish electoral body declares Clara Ponsatí's MEP seat "temporarily vacant"

Ahead of key session, ANC calls on Catalan Parliament to stand up for its sovereignty

New move by Quim Torra to halt his disqualification before Parliament's Monday session

Clara Ponsatí's extradition hearing set for May, but she could become an MEP first

Catalan Parliament to support president Torra against Electoral Commission