A legal reform allowing ETA prisoners to have sentences served abroad recognized in Spain has ignited a political storm.

The reform, approved unanimously in the Congress on September 18, is set to be finalized in the Senate, despite no amendments or vetoes being presented.

The Popular Party (PP) and Vox claim they were unaware of the reform's implications, as it was embedded in another law.

The reform aims to align with a European directive, allowing prisoners to count time served in other EU countries, like France, towards their sentences in Spain.

This has led to accusations of deceit against the government, with PP seeking to delay the Senate vote.

Minister Félix Bolaños defended the process as peaceful and necessary for European legal harmonization, urging the Cortes to proceed with the directive's application.