Overview
- The Court of Justice of the EU ruled last week that Spain’s amnesty law does not conflict with EU law in the aspects it reviewed while excluding intentional serious human‑rights violations and barring amnesty where acts involved EU budget funds.
- The Tribunal de Cuentas lifted the suspension of its accounting procedure, gave parties ten days to submit evidence about the origin of contested payments, and said it will not apply the amnesty automatically.
- The Prosecutor’s Office urged the Tribunal de Cuentas not to re‑open the question of EU funds, calling that step unnecessary and asking that the amnesty be processed urgently and precautionary embargoes be lifted.
- The Constitutional Court has scheduled the first amnesty appeal for 22 September (Jordi Turull) and will hear additional appeals later, with its rulings likely to determine whether the Supreme Court must implement amnesty rulings.
- Defence teams have asked courts to apply the amnesty immediately and the outcome will affect whether exiles such as Carles Puigdemont can return, whether inhabilitations and fines are removed, and the political balance between PSOE and Junts.