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The current in the European Union to condition European funds to those that endanger the independence of the judiciary will not affect Spain, according to the government's forecast on the eve of the negotiation of the fine print for the distribution of money.

Moncloa sources rule out that Spain will have a problem in the examination to receive the funds due to the bill promoted by PSOE and Podemos that empowers the Government to renew only with its investiture partners the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ).

The aforementioned government sources admit that there have been criticisms from, among others, the European Association of Judges, but they do not see any risk, because the Government relies on the fact that the recent report of the European Commission on the rule of law which, in their opinion, it was satisfactory on Spain and urged to renew the judicial leadership.

The aforementioned report underlined the "anomaly" that the CGPJ had been in office since 2018, but also that "the Council of Europe has indicated that these facts confirm the importance of ensuring that

. "

The aforementioned European association of magistrates already expressed last Tuesday in a statement its "great concern" about the reform promoted by

and

assuming that "Spain is taking a step back in the fundamental objectives for the independence of the Judicial Power." .

The debate on the conditionality of funds to respect the rule of law is rising in voltage in Brussels on the eve of the European Council that starts this Thursday and the negotiation with the European Parliament for the approval of 750,000 million euros to face the pandemic, of which Spain expects 140,000 million.

The MEPs of the Popular Party,

, and of Ciudadanos,

, have warned that what they consider an abuse of the judiciary perpetrated by the Government completely contradicts the spirit of the European funds destined for countries that respect judicial independence.

The leaders of PP and Ciudadanos,

and

, have even threatened to go to European authorities to stop this government plan.

In Moncloa they argue that it has nothing to do with it and they also lower the tone on conditioning the money to a broad institutional reform in Poland and Hungary.

In the Spanish delegation that will accompany the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, the need for reforms in these countries is considered important, but it is even more important that the approval of European funds is not delayed due to this controversy.

Spain's priority is for the fund's regulation to be approved as soon as possible, although it has already asked for a battle such as stopping the reinforcement of economic conditionality introduced by the current German presidency of the EU.

The European Commission's rule of law report was particularly critical of these countries, but there were also reproaches for many others, albeit less intense.

For example, the one addressed to Spain also highlighted among the problems "the relationship between the Attorney General and the Government, specifically the system for appointing the Attorney General, the duration of his mandate and the record of communications with the Minister of Justice."

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