Overview
- The Senate, using its PP majority, returned the Galicia-origin redaction of the AP-9 transfer law to the Congress on Thursday, forcing a new vote because PSOE, BNG and Sumar say they will reintroduce the alternate text they agreed last week.
- A core dispute concerns who will assume financial liabilities from the AP-9 concession—possible indemnities, costs for pending access works and any EU fines—with the PP and Xunta arguing the Congress text does not guarantee the State will take those charges.
- Concrete implementation still depends on a bilateral negotiation between the Xunta and the central government to set who pays for works, manages discounts and fixes other operational details before the transfer becomes effective.
- Galicia’s housing minister says the national Plan Estatal has been approved but is not yet operational because there are no signed agreements or transferred funds, and she cites regional data showing formal rental contracts in A Coruña fell by more than 50% after the zone tensionada measure.
- The Senate action highlights a wider center–region clash: the PP is defending the Parliament of Galicia’s original wording while PSOE, BNG and Sumar control the initiative in Congress, and the standoff could affect toll policy, regional investment plans and access to housing aid.