The EU's top court has backed a Spanish law giving amnesty to Catalan separatists over the independence referendum. The deal let Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stay in office in 2023 and prompted major opposition protests.

El procés llevó a los jueces a tomar decisiones sobre los líderes independentistas empujado por quienes le pedían que salvara al Estado hasta que se ha llegado al final del camino…

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.