Overview

• PSOE spokesman Patxi López has formally requested the suspension, with the Comisión Permanente set to evaluate it because the Diputación Permanente is inactive in August.
• The Catalan government welcomed the move, while the PP noted no similar suspension in 47 years and questioned its overlap with Begoña Gómez’s court date.
• Congress has previously halted activity only for force majeure such as COVID-19 or severe flooding, underscoring the unusual nature of the proposal.
• The calendar clash also coincides with Senate oversight appearances by ministers Margarita Robles, Sara Aagesen, Fernando Grande-Marlaska and Luis Planas, with Óscar Puente scheduled on September 4.
• Judicial declarations by Begoña Gómez and Moncloa adviser Cristina Álvarez before Judge Juan Carlos Peinado are slated around the Diada, with Gómez facing her fourth appearance since the inquiry began.