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Zapatero Meets Puigdemont as Sánchez Eyes Decrees to Salvage Catalan Immigration Deal

Lacking votes for the transfer law, the government pivots to decrees.

Overview

  • Government envoys proposed approving discrete elements of the transfer by royal decree, including residence permits and expanded Mossos d'Esquadra roles, according to ABC.
  • Any decrees would take immediate effect upon publication but must be validated by Congress within 30 days and would offer less protection against reversal than an organic law.
  • Podemos has signaled it will vote down the transfer law that Junts forced onto next week’s agenda, leaving the original pact without a viable majority.
  • Junts has adopted a policy of withholding support for PSOE initiatives unless pre‑negotiated, reflecting eroded trust and pressure from Aliança Catalana on immigration.
  • In parallel, Basque Lehendakari Imanol Pradales urged parties to forge a new statutory pact while PP and Vox stay out, citing a window opened by Sánchez’s continued tenure.