Overview

• Party leaders told PSOE negotiators in Switzerland that they will vote down or abstain on most government initiatives unless there are tangible advances on their core demands.
• Junts already vetoed the 37.5-hour workweek bill backed by Sumar, signaling a broader shift to withhold routine support.
• The Supreme Court refused to apply the amnesty to Puigdemont’s malversación case, his appeal is before the Constitutional Court, and his defense has sought to recuse three magistrates, slowing the timetable.
• Zapatero has become the main go-between after Santos Cerdán’s imprisonment, the PSOE says it will soon name a new negotiator, and Salvador Illa met Puigdemont in Brussels to ease tensions.
• Junts also presses for EU official status for Catalan and a transfer of immigration powers to Catalonia, goals hindered by EU unanimity rules and lack of backing from Podemos; the party rules out supporting a no-confidence motion but threatens to oppose key laws and budgets.