Overview

• At a two-day meeting in Arnes, Salvador Illa told his cabinet to prioritize management, moderation and institutional loyalty with a focus on executing commitments.
• Illa urged the “effective and complete” application of the amnesty this course, citing respect for the legislature’s decision and the possibility of Carles Puigdemont’s return.
• After major summer wildfires, he announced a new approach to forest management that reduces biomass, fosters economic activity in rural areas and mobilizes cross-departmental resources.
• He has summoned Renfe and Adif representatives for Tuesday to demand urgent, structural measures to curb Rodalies incidents affecting hundreds of thousands of commuters.
• The Govern is preparing for autumn risks—rail disruptions, a potential Constitutional Court ruling on language in schools and the political impact of any Puigdemont return—while negotiating the 2026 budget with ERC and Comuns under criticism from Junts.