Overview
- Illa said negotiations with ERC on a “singular and solidary” Catalan financing model are almost closed, with a public pact expected in January.
- ERC has refused to open talks on the 2026 accounts without financing progress, and the Government has extended the current budget while treating the pact as the gateway to new negotiations.
- He stated that the transfer of Rodalies to the Generalitat needs only a final signature, which he expects in the first half of January, alongside advances on the minimum income transfer.
- The president projected full application of the Amnesty law in 2026, saying it would resolve cases and allow Oriol Junqueras to run and Carles Puigdemont to return if he chooses.
- He paired a call for an inclusive Catalonia that welcomes newcomers with a management push on housing, citing Sareb purchases, rent rules and progress toward the 50,000 protected-homes plan.