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Case C-666/24

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C-666/24 Party Asociación Catalana de Víctimas de Organizaciones Terroristas (ACVOT) Type of proceeding Reference for a preliminary ruling Referring court Audiencia Nacional, Sala de lo Penal, Sección Tercera (Spain)	Several questions on the interpretation of Directive (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism - interpretation in light of a national amnesty law (Organic Law 1/2024 of 10 June 2024) adopted in Spain to promote political and social normalisation in Catalonia. The referring court questions whether the Directive precludes provisions which prevent prosecution or criminal punishment for participation in terrorist activities, particularly when such participation is linked to ideological motivations or does not meet specific thresholds of severity, such as causing serious breaches of human rights. The case further raises issues of legal certainty, legitimate expectations, primacy of EU law, and non-discrimination under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Categories Fundamental Rights Rule of Law Terrorism Procedural Safeguards Victim Protection Related links Summary of the AG's Opinion in the case in eucrim ^News	Request Opinion (AG)

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C-666/24

Party: Asociación Catalana de Víctimas de Organizaciones Terroristas (ACVOT)
Type of proceeding: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court: Audiencia Nacional, Sala de lo Penal, Sección Tercera (Spain)

Several questions on the interpretation of Directive (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism - interpretation in light of a national amnesty law (Organic Law 1/2024 of 10 June 2024) adopted in Spain to promote political and social normalisation in Catalonia. The referring court questions whether the Directive precludes provisions which prevent prosecution or criminal punishment for participation in terrorist activities, particularly when such participation is linked to ideological motivations or does not meet specific thresholds of severity, such as causing serious breaches of human rights. The case further raises issues of legal certainty, legitimate expectations, primacy of EU law, and non-discrimination under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

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