Former European Parliament President Antonio Tajani was justified in refusing to recognize Catalan separatist lawmakers Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comín as members of the Parliament, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Thursday. Spanish law requires MEPs-elect to travel to the national parliament in Madrid and declare their allegiance to the constitution in order to be certified, but the separatist politicians declined to do so after winning seats in the 2019 European election, citing fears they would be arrested for their roles in the failed 2017 Catalan independence referendum. Because they refused to take the vow, Spanish authorities…
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