Spanish parties try to veto Puigdemont's talk in European Parliament

Three large Spanish parties opposing Catalan independence tried to veto a talk by former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont scheduled in the European Parliament for next Monday.

MEPs for the Socialists, the People's Party, and Ciutadans called on the chamber president, Antonio Tajani, to prohibit a conference by Puigdemont and the current Catalan president, Quim Torra, on the grounds that the former planned to "overthrow Spain's constitutional order."

They also stated that the Catalan politician "boasted repeated disobedience" towards Spain's Constitutional Court.

"Allowing Puigdemont's presence is not compatible with the noble role of the European Parliament as a referent of democracy and rule of law in force in the EU."