Luxembourg lawyer Maciej Szpunar says European justice should annul the decision of the European Parliament to prevent the 'former president' and Toni Comín from accessing the hemicycle. Puigdemont is drawing to a close in his final days as an MEP with his sights set on the Catalan elections, in which he aspires to once again preside over the Generalitat.

Just a few days before the legislature started, Tajani decided, at the end of June of that year, to refuse to recognize their status as MEPs. Both appealed this decision, which has given the opinion of lawyer Sz Punar favorable to their cause, a first boost for the independentists. The opinion is not binding, but usually gives clues of where the European court will point when it rules on the matter. So you don't miss anything, subscribe to the Daily Mail's weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN iReport and more.