The politicians had been solely admitted to the Parliament by Tajani’s successor, David Sassoli, in January 2020, after the EU’s prime courtroom reaffirmed the immunity of elected MEPs and dominated member nations had no proper to ban them from taking their seats.
In its newest ruling, the Court docket of Justice stated that the Parliament’s president can solely acknowledge the MEPs whose names seem on the official record of elected lawmakers supplied by nationwide authorities. Tajani had “no energy to overview the accuracy of that record” and “did what he was required to do,” the justices concluded.
The courtroom’s remaining ruling got here as a shock as a result of it went in opposition to the blistering nonbinding opinion issued by Advocate Common Maciej Szpunar earlier this 12 months, through which the courtroom’s authorized adviser argued Tajani had breached EU legislation by disregarding the election’s outcomes and bowing to Spanish authorities.
Thursday’s determination raises questions as as to if Comín, who was re-elected to the Parliament in final June’s election, will have the ability to take his seat.
After the separatist politician as soon as once more refused to journey to Madrid to take the required oath, Spanish authorities omitted his identify from the official record relayed to the Parliament. In July European Parliament President Roberta Metsola initially declined to acknowledge Comín as an MEP, opting to await the courtroom’s ruling on the matter.
On Thursday the president’s spokesperson instructed POLITICO that the Parliament had taken word of the judgment and instructed its authorized companies to look at its implications “in depth.”