Overview

• Visiting València, Catalan president Salvador Illa called for a stable relationship with the Valencian Community and defended the central government’s regional debt forgiveness as an act of justice benefiting all autonomies.
• Carlos Mazón rebuffed the overture, saying Valencia will not live “de rodillas,” and accused Catalonia of seeking the best share of the debt haircut and of trying to offload pressure from unaccompanied minors onto other regions.
• Illa argued the valenciano–catalán double nomenclature is academically settled and pushed for EU official status for Spain’s co-official languages, while PSPV leader Diana Morant backed Foreign Minister Albares’s stance and said the debate is closed.
• Mazón also criticized alleged Catalan funding of pro-independence campaigns in Valencia and said his government will defend the Valencian Statute, identity and language without subordination.
• Media analysis noted no institutional meeting occurred during Illa’s visit, underscoring a long-running pattern of dense economic links but weak political coordination that hampers joint projects such as the Mediterranean rail corridor.