Source: European Parliament
On 8 April 2025, the LIBE Committee will hold an exchange of views the European Commission and experts on the proposed reform of legal proceedings initiated by popular action in Spain.
According to Article 125 of the Spanish Constitution, citizens have the right to initiate legal proceedings by filing a popular action. In January 2025, a parliamentary group presented to the Spanish Congress of Deputies legislative proposal no. 122/000147, for an organic law on the guarantee and protection fundamental rights against harassment arising from abusive legal actions.
The proposed law would introduce additional conditions for bringing a popular action, including requiring a specific link between the plaintiff and the public interest protected in the criminal proceedings, and entirely barring certain categories of persons from brining such actions. Popular actions would also be inadmissible where they are based purely on hypotheses stemming from information which appeared in the media.
The aim of the discussion in the LIBE Committee will be to examine the legal implications of this law if adopted, including its compatibility with fundamental rights and the rule of law.