Overview

• The Congress will debate opposition total-veto amendments next Wednesday after the Junta de Portavoces forced the item onto the agenda over PSOE and Sumar’s objections.
• Reporting indicates Junts is poised to align with the PP and other opposition parties, making a first‑reading defeat the probable outcome.
• Díaz says the Government has fulfilled its role, places responsibility for a blockage on the PP, and keeps talks open with Junts until the last minute.
• The labor minister rules out withdrawing the bill to avoid a loss and says the Cabinet would approve a new text if this one falls.
• The proposal would cut the statutory week to 37.5 hours without pay cuts, reinforce the right to disconnect, and toughen digital timekeeping, which Labour says it can advance by regulation even if the bill fails; the Government estimates 12.5 million workers would be affected.