Overview
- The PP advanced a Senate bill this week to penalize public tributes to ETA convicts, known as ongi etorris, and plans a plenary vote next week.
- The draft sets three tiers of administrative penalties from €200 to €150,000 and adds bans on holding office, receiving subsidies, or contracting with the public sector.
- The measure is expected to pass in the PP-run Senate but still needs approval in the Congress of Deputies, where PSOE and Sumar control the agenda.
- Sanctionable conduct includes organizing or promoting these events, displaying messages that glorify terrorism or humiliate victims, and using or approving public spaces or funds for such acts.
- Covite counted 374 such homages last year, and while El Mundo listed a €15,000 cap, the PP text and other outlets cite a maximum of €150,000.