Overview

• A Mérida court rejected the Junta’s request for a precautionary order forcing firms to run 223 directly adjudicated routes, citing lack of founded indicia of criminality and disproportionality.
• After multiple failed tenders, the government directly assigned the 223 uncovered routes to homologated companies, but most did not operate them at the start of term.
• Education instructed schools to offer telematic teaching alongside in-person classes for affected pupils, and more than 5,000 students have now missed in-person lessons for a second day.
• Talks between the Consejería and transport companies continued without agreement, and the Junta plans to pay families €0.26 per kilometre for using private vehicles, with approval slated for Tuesday.
• Student and parent groups announced mobilizations, with Fadaex calling an indefinite student strike from 19 September and Freampa organizing protests from 15 September, as opposition parties weigh legal actions.