Overview

• Salvador Illa met Carles Puigdemont at the Generalitat’s Brussels delegation, a contact the Government casts as political normalization that could lead to higher‑level talks.
• Puigdemont told his leadership that “things are not going well with the PSOE” and signaled that decisions on support will come in autumn, according to accounts of the Brussels briefings.
• Junts issued a communiqué criticizing Illa for failing to secure commitments, stressed that State Budgets were not discussed, and accused him of abandoning Catalan interests.
• Party and government sources indicate Junts is likely to join PP and Vox next week to block the 37.5‑hour workweek law, even as channels with Moncloa remain active.
• Junts’ unresolved priorities include a guaranteed return for Puigdemont under amnesty, official use of Catalan in EU institutions, and immigration competences, with internal voices urging a tougher October line.