Overview
- At a Palma breakfast organized by Prensa Ibérica, Salvador Illa urged a revamped funding model that recognizes the singularities of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands, calling the current system outdated since 2014.
- He said Catalonia has presented a financing proposal “agreed” with the central government, describing it as exportable to other regions and compatible with solidarity.
- Illa endorsed the central government’s debt forgiveness, calling it an act of justice intended to free up resources for social policies.
- He pressed for stable institutional cooperation between Catalonia and the Balearics on housing pressures and a tourism model that protects territory and quality of life.
- He linked his push to the calendar with financing talks opening Monday at the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council, and he reiterated support for EU recognition of Catalan, Galician and Basque.