Overview

• In a new round of talks in Switzerland, Junts told PSOE the negotiations are not progressing and warned it will take decisions in the autumn if there is no movement on pending dossiers.
• After meeting Zapatero, Junts signaled it would withhold votes on the spending ceiling and the 2026 state budgets until previously agreed commitments are implemented.
• Puigdemont will convene Junts’s permanent leadership in Waterloo on Monday to define the party’s strategy following the latest stalemate.
• The government, represented publicly by María Jesús Montero and Félix Bolaños, maintains that contacts with Junts remain discreet and fluid as it works to secure support for the accounts.
• A joint PSOE–Junts proposal to delegate immigration powers to the Catalan government is expected to fail due to Podemos, underscoring unresolved pledges Junts ties to its budget vote.