1) Hello Mrs. @vonderleyen, Mr. @CharlesMichel, Mr. @EP_President
Few days after a judge initiates the procedure to investigate current Spanish vicepresident Pablo Iglesias, the Spanish government puts forward a bill to take control of the Spanish High Judicial Council.
Few days after a judge initiates the procedure to investigate current Spanish vicepresident Pablo Iglesias, the Spanish government puts forward a bill to take control of the Spanish High Judicial Council.
2) The bill ammends the existing election procedure for the Judicial Council in such a way that 1/2+1 of the parliamentary seats will be enough to take control of the judiciary governing body (current procedure requires 3/5 of the Parliament).
3) The European Association of Judges has already expressed its concern that this "will increase the risk of undue political influence in the appointment of the members of the Judicial Council".
iaj-uim.org/iuw/wp-content…
iaj-uim.org/iuw/wp-content…
y 4) Which actions will the EU institutions take to protect democracy and separation of powers in Spain? Thank you in advance for your prompt response.
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