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  2. Spain's parliament gives final approval to amnesty law for ...

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    The long legislative road for the amnesty came to an end a week before start of the European Parliament election, being held in the 27-member EU on June 6-9, and with support for the separatists' cause fading in Catalonia. The amnesty covered crimes related to the Catalan independence movement between November 2011 and November 2023.

  3. Spain's Parliament gives final approval to amnesty law for ...

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    More than six years since Catalonia’s separatist movement took Spain to the brink of rupture, the nation’s Parliament gave its final approval Thursday to a controversial amnesty for hundreds ...

  4. Spanish parliament approves controversial amnesty law for ...

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    The Spanish parliament has approved a controversial amnesty law Thursday that could benefit hundreds of people facing prosecution for their roles in the failed independence bid in Catalonia, in ...

  5. Spain's parliament to give final approval to amnesty law for ...

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    MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Parliament is expected to give the final approval Thursday to a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal and unsuccessful 2017 secession bid. The legislation is backed by Spain’s left-wing coalition government, two Catalan separatist parties, and other smaller parties.

  6. Spanish parliament set to approve controversial amnesty for ...

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    Spain’s Parliament is set to give its initial approval Thursday to a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by Catalan separatists during ...

  7. Spanish parliament set to approve controversial amnesty for ...

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    Spain granted a sweeping amnesty during its transition back to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. But legal experts are divided over the constitutionality of an amnesty for the Catalan separatists. Its legal critics say that it violates the principle of equality among Spaniards by favoring those of one region.

  8. Spain approves Catalan amnesty bill set to define PM's term - AOL

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    Spain's Congress on Thursday overturned an upper house veto with its final approval of a disputed amnesty for Catalan separatists that is expected to set the stage for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ...

  9. Explainer-What does the amnesty for Catalan separatists in ...

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    Spain's socialists have reached a deal with the Catalan separatist Junts party, which will support the government in return for a controversial amnesty for officials and activists involved in ...