Overview

• The Constitutional Court president said Israel’s absence was communicated as a scheduling decision and acknowledged concerns that its presence could spark political conflict given the international climate and the participation of Arab delegations.
• The World Conference on Constitutional Justice is set to convene in Madrid with delegations from 95 confirmed courts out of 122 invited, with NATO-level security at Ifema and a closing session by King Felipe VI.
• Conde-Pumpido stressed that Spain’s Constitutional Court does not rule on politically charged international incidents such as Gaza civilian killings, pointing to the International Criminal Court as the competent forum.
• Addressing Spain’s amnesty debate, he said he would be surprised if Spain were the only EU country whose parliament could not approve an amnesty, noting comparable mechanisms across the bloc.
• He estimated the Constitutional Court is unlikely to resolve the amparo appeals of Carles Puigdemont and Oriol Junqueras before Christmas, indicating the decisions will take several months.