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Junts Announces PSOE Pact Requiring Big Firms to Offer Customer Service in Catalan Outside Catalonia

The announcement intensifies pressure on the PSC before an early‑October debate, coinciding with the Generalitat's first public rift with Madrid over talks on a singular funding model.

Overview

  • Junts said it reached a congressional agreement with the PSOE to obligate companies with more than 250 employees to provide customer service in Catalan, including when operating beyond Catalonia.
  • The party presented the deal as a way to “shield” Catalan in large‑company call centers and customer‑facing services.
  • The announcement came a day after Carles Puigdemont issued a new ultimatum to the socialists.
  • Junts warned it could end its relationship with the national government if the PSC does not back the pro‑independence resolutions set for the early‑October debate in the Catalan Parliament.
  • The Catalan government publicly disagreed with the central government over negotiations led by Salvador Illa on a singular financing model for Catalonia.