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Catalan separatists
Coverage of Catalan separatists in the Nexus archive.
- EU court endorses Spanish PM's contentious Catalan amnesty
The EU's top court has endorsed a Spanish law granting amnesty to Catalan separatists regarding the independence referendum. The law enabled Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to remain in office in 2023 and sparked significant opposition protests.
- Big win for Sánchez and Puigdemont as top EU court backs Catalan amnesty law
The EU’s top court ruled that Spain’s amnesty law for Catalan separatists does not violate EU law, advancing Carles Puigdemont’s potential return to Spain and strengthening Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s political position. The court rejected claims that EU funds were misused to support Catalonia’s 2017 independence referendum, but Puigdemont’s Supreme Court indictment remains unresolved.