Overview
- During a visit to Palma, Catalan president Salvador Illa proposed working with the Balearic government on a revised financing model that he says recognizes each region’s specific needs.
- Balearic president Marga Prohens told Illa she will not support a bilateral, singular arrangement for Catalonia and insisted any reform be negotiated by all regions within the CPFF.
- Prohens pressed for criteria such as ordinalidad, population growth, floating population linked to tourism, and insularity, citing the Balearics’ status as a top net contributor.
- Illa defended the central government’s debt relief as a solidaristic measure and argued that Catalonia’s proposal is exportable under rules that apply equally but account for regional singularities.
- The Ministry of Finance has convened the CPFF for Monday, as Prohens also flagged rising irregular arrivals to the islands and asked for permanent Frontex coverage on the Algeria–Balearic route.