EU Court Clarifies the Grounds for Refusal of EAW in the Case of the Catalan Exiles in Belgium

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Friday, February 24, 2023
Author: 
Michael Plachta
Volume: 
39
Issue: 
3
Abstract: 

On January 31, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union, Grand Chamber, (the Court or CJEU) delivered a judgment in a politically sensitive case concerning the surrender of Catalan exile Lluís Puig Gordi, former Catalan Minister of Culture currently in Belgium since October 2017.[1]



* Professor Plachta specializes in criminal law and international criminal law. He has authored numerous publication on a wide range of problems concerning law enforcement and international cooperation in criminal matters. He currently teaches criminal law and European criminal law at the University of Security in Poznan, Poland.

[1] Dani Rovirosa and Laura Zornoza, Spain’s bid to return Catalan politicians boosted by EU Court judgement, EURACTIV, February 1, 2023 https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/spains-bid-to-return-exiled-catalan-politicians-boosted-by-eu-court-judgement.