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Junqueras Sets Jan. 8 Meeting With Sánchez to Unblock Catalonia Financing

ERC will only open 2026 budget talks if a near‑term revenue deal is sealed.

Overview

  • ERC leader Oriol Junqueras says an agreement on a new financing model is close and expects specific figures to be set out next week.
  • He conditions negotiations on the 2026 budgets with President Salvador Illa on reaching the financing deal and enabling Catalonia to collect personal income tax revenues.
  • Junqueras frames the talks as a comprehensive package that includes FLA debt relief, an investments consortium to ensure execution in Catalonia, and infrastructure governance such as rail and airport oversight.
  • He says the mixed Rodalies company will be constituted in the coming days with a Catalan‑majority board and a chair appointed by the Catalan government.
  • ERC insists the system must respect the ordinality principle, and Junqueras rules out any pact with Aliança Catalana.