Overview

• At a Prensa Ibérica forum in València, Salvador Illa urged Catalonia and the Valencian Community to overcome mistrust and establish stable cooperation.
• He argued the government’s partial cancellation of regional debt is an act of justice that benefits all communities and denied seeking privileges for Catalonia.
• Illa said the valenciano–catalán denomination is an academically settled issue and pressed for EU official status for co‑official languages, with Diana Morant defending José Manuel Albares’s approach.
• Carlos Mazón replied that Valencia will not live “de rodillas,” warned a new Illa–Puigdemont axis is harmful for the region, and pledged to defend the Valencian statute, institutions and language.
• Mazón accused Catalonia of trying to keep the best share of the debt relief and of shifting pressure from unaccompanied minors onto regions he says are already overwhelmed.