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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12993

15 July 2022
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 34
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Justice
Belgian authorities cannot refuse to execute European arrest warrant issued by Madrid against authors of Catalan referendum without demonstrating that their fundamental rights are at risk
Brussels, 14/07/2022 (Agence Europe)

According to the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU, a judicial authority cannot refuse to execute a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) on the basis of the risk of violation of the right to a fair trial of the person sought, if the existence of systemic or generalised failings in the judicial system of the issuing Member State is not demonstrated, in particular by means of objective, reliable, precise and duly updated elements.

Nor can a refusal to execute be based on the...

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