On Monday morning the process to lift the immunity of MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí will start in the JURI committee of the European Parliament with the presentation of the case by the rapporteur assigned by the Committee, Angel Dzhambazki (Bulgaria, ECR).
This is why we would like to invite you to an off-the-record Zoom meeting in order to brief you about the procedure, the timings and the legal arguments MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí will present in the coming weeks during the proceedings.
We believe this is a case of great importance for European public opinion and we want you to be fully informed from the start and to be able to make all the necessary technical questions needed with their legal team and staff in the European Parliament.
Day: Monday 16th November
Time: 2pm-3.30pm
Participation of:
– Gonzalo Boye, Lawyer of Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí
– Josep Costa, Lawyer of Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí
– Aleix Sarri, Advisor in the European Parliament to Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí
English Language
Meeting: Virtual
Finally, attached you will find a written briefing with our arguments on why their immunity should be protected. The text are in English, French and German in order to help you all to prepare Monday’s oral briefing.
Please let us know if you will participate in the briefing by writing to carles.puigdemonticasamajo@europarl.europa.eu , saying your name and media. We will send you the link to join the meeting on Monday morning.