The European Union's top court handed a symbolic victory to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday, upholding his contested 2024 amnesty law for Catalan separatists involved in a failed secession bid.

Luxembourg judges said Spain’s controversial pardon falls afoul of EU rules on financial crimes and terrorism, leaving separatist leader Carles Puigdemont’s future uncertain.

El tribunal europeo falla que la ley española “no se opone” a los intereses financieros de la UE ni contraviene el derecho comunitario en materia de terrorismo