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Top EU court gives green light to Spain's 2024 Catalan amnesty law

The EU’s top court ruling that the controversial amnesty of Catalan separatists does not violate key provisions of the bloc’s law, bringing pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont closer to returning to Spain after years on the run.

July 16, 2026 at 11:23

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