Overview

• The initiative fell 173–177 after Podemos joined PP, Vox and UPN in voting against its consideration.
• Two Sumar deputies, Compromís’s Alberto Ibáñez and Chunta’s Jorge Pueyo, broke ranks to oppose the bill, while Izquierda Unida ultimately backed it despite earlier doubts.
• Junts spokesperson Míriam Nogueras portrayed migration as straining services and threatening Catalan identity and language, which Podemos condemned as treating immigration as a social danger.
• The draft envisaged Catalonia managing long‑stay authorizations, temporary residence permits and centers for unaccompanied minors, with shared control roles at El Prat airport and the Port of Barcelona.
• The defeat is being reported as a setback for PSOE’s dealings with Junts and a fresh blow to the cohesion of the pro‑government alliance.