Overview
- Advocate General Dean Spielmann concludes the Spanish amnesty largely complies with EU law, finding no conflict with rules protecting EU financial interests or the bloc’s anti‑terrorism directive.
- The opinion says the measure is not an auto‑amnesty and notes it was passed in a context of political and social reconciliation, with serious human rights violations explicitly excluded.
- Spielmann criticizes procedural provisions, including a mandatory two‑month deadline for judges, automatic lifting of precautionary measures, and limits on challenges, as potentially undermining effective judicial protection.
- The Government hails a “resounding victory,” while the PP highlights the flagged defects as serious rule‑of‑law concerns and urges caution ahead of the court’s judgment.
- The Court of Justice will issue a binding ruling in the coming weeks or months, and the practical impact on figures such as Carles Puigdemont and Oriol Junqueras still hinges on decisions by Spain’s Constitutional and Supreme Courts.