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Spain’s amnesty law sparks heated debate in European Parliament

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Spain’s amnesty law sparks heated debate in European Parliament

Spain’s amnesty law sparks heated debate in European Parliament

Emotions ran high in the Strasbourg hemicycle on Wednesday as EU lawmakers clashed over Spain’s controversial amnesty law, part of a political deal with Catalan separatists to make Pedro Sánchez prime minister.


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