Government ignores Council of Europe mandate to assess the health of democracy

Officials at the organization said such Council of Europe missions usually welcome ministers from the visiting countries. The government claims that the meeting request arrived only 10 days ago. “There is no room to modify the maneuver. The agenda was already full.

Bolaños’ lack of time is the most troubling thing since the game. There are only two acts Yesterday’s agenda was to chair the General Committee of Undersecretaries and Permanent Secretaries of State, which began at 9:30 a.m., and attend the 31st Pelayo Award Ceremony starting at 7 p.m. Mr. Grippo and Mr. Kovac had an appointment at the presidential palace at 4 p.m., but nothing was on the minister’s agenda.

Officials in this portfolio have repeatedly stated that attending the Council of Europe is not possible: “The minister’s agenda precludes his participation in the meeting due to parliamentary and international commitments.” (OECD event). In addition, two senior officials from the Department, the Attorney General and the Director of the Constitution Department, received these reports.

As for Grande Marlasca, the Council of Europe’s delegation went to the Ministry of the Interior at 9am, and the Minister of Interior’s agenda for this Thursday was packed, but it did not begin until 10am, when the inauguration of the new headquarters of the National Police’s Central Civil Security Unit was to take place. He then presided over the installation of new members of the National Police Board at 12:00 p.m., after which he departed for Portugal. His schedule was much clearer on Wednesday.when the Council of Europe Mission began a series of interviews, Mr. Grande-Marlaska’s agenda only indicated that he attended the plenary session of Parliament and answered questions and questions in the Management Council.

In their meeting with the Ministry of Interior, Mr. Grippo and Mr. Kovacs met with technical staff from the Directorate General for International Relations, the Secretary of State for Security Affairs and the Permanent Secretary. A source at this portfolio highlights: Responded to “all needs and questions raised by delegations”. The two MEPs departed for Barcelona yesterday afternoon after a series of press conferences in Madrid. The most important meeting held during these two days was with PP President Alberto Nuñez. Feijo;of the Candido Constitutional Court (TC); Count Pumpido; and President Isabel of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) and the Supreme Court Perero.

Each of these interviews lasts between 40 minutes and an hour and focuses on different areas. Sources said the lawmakers asked questions and “essentially” listened to their interlocutors. On Wednesday, Mr. Feijo conveyed his concerns about the deterioration of democracy in Spain, highlighting the implications of state Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz sitting in court and the government interrogating and attacking judges, particularly in the field of justice. The PP leader also explains the measures he is taking. Promote greater judicial independenceLet the judges select members of CGPJ using the model.

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Together with Candido Conde-Pumpido, the Council of Europe envoys became very interested in everything related to the Catalan word “prose”. he constitutional president He explained to them the actions of this court, which began from the moment the Catalan parliament began issuing resolutions on amputation. Members of the European Parliament have also expressed interest in the amnesty, and Conde-Pumpido explained that the TC ruled that the amnesty law is unconstitutional in only a few respects, from the point of view of abstract rules of constitutionality.

As for Mr. Perello, the interview with Mr. Grippo and Mr. Kovac focused on the CGPJ’s new electoral model and the Venice Commission’s conclusions about the need for judges themselves to elect members of the governing body.