Overview

• The law passed 174–170 with four Podemos abstentions after negotiations with Transport Minister Óscar Puente, with an absent PP deputy and a PSOE telematic voting error highlighting the narrow margin.
• Podemos says the pact postpones El Prat’s expansion until at least 2031 and keeps execution out of DORA III, while the ministry insists the timeline is unchanged and material works were never slated before 2031.
• The agreement requires a binding Fit for 55 emissions alignment in the airport’s master plan, a strategic environmental assessment, an especially intensive public consultation, and potentially European Commission authorization due to Natura 2000 impacts.
• Approval advances the release of €10 billion from the EU Recovery Fund, with the bill now moving to the Senate before final promulgation.
• Key measures in the law include recognizing a right to sustainable mobility, mandating employer mobility plans and EV charging points, promoting night trains to Europe, reforming DGT environmental labels, and curbing domestic flights with rail alternatives under 2.5 hours.