Overview

• Carles Puigdemont rejected a planned mediation meeting with former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and again threatened to break with the government over amnesty, language recognition in Europe and immigration competences.
• Podemos plans to vote down the government–Junts immigration pact this week and has signaled it will not enter budget talks.
• ERC refuses to negotiate the 2026 Budget until the Treasury authorizes a promised ‘financiación singular’ for Catalonia.
• With parliamentary allies stepping back, Sánchez is emphasizing foreign policy, condemning Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions in Gaza and preparing to carry that message to the UN General Assembly.
• PSOE leadership judges a PP–Vox–Junts no‑confidence motion unlikely, yet officials and editorials warn that stalled budgets and reforms could push the legislature into a prolonged freeze.