Overview

• The vote to reduce the standard workweek from 40 to 37.5 hours was deferred to the next parliamentary term after Junts secured more time for stakeholder consultations
• The Ministry of Labour cited risks of the debate being overshadowed by the PSOE corruption case as a reason to delay the planned July 22 vote
• Justice Minister Félix Bolaños is engaged in last-minute talks with Junts to obtain their backing for his expedited judicial careers law before Parliament’s summer recess
• Junts demands include creating a Catalan Justice Council and curbing the Audiencia Nacional’s powers as conditions for supporting the judicial reform
• The coalition government’s reliance on Junts and ERC underscores its vulnerability to small-party leverage and raises doubts about advancing key reforms this session