EU Court Adviser Backs Spain's Amnesty for Catalan Separatists

Imagine a big argument in Spain about Catalonia wanting to be its own country.

Some people who supported Catalonia's independence got in trouble with the law.

Spain's government passed a special rule, like a pardon, to forgive them for some of their past actions.

Now, a top advisor at the European Union's court said this rule is okay and doesn't break any EU rules.

This is good news for the people who were pardoned and the Catalan leaders who pushed for the rule.

However, there's a question about whether the rule applies to everyone, especially a former leader named Carles Puigdemont, who is accused of misusing money.

He says the government is trying to delay letting him benefit from the pardon.

The court's final decision will come later, but this advisor's opinion is usually followed by the judges.