Less than two months after his appointment as head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez is preparing for the first major crisis in the coalition that supports the executive branch. Independence supporters in the “Together for Catalonia” movement oppose a legislative package that they claim could jeopardize the amnesty that was the focus of negotiations to form the government.
A meeting in Barcelona, Thursday, between the Secretary General of the PSOE, Santos Cerdán, and the Secretary General of the Juntos Party, Jordi Turol, ended without reaching an agreement, according to the Spanish press, leaving a very short window to ensure that the measures can be approved.
Next week, the House of Representatives will meet to discuss and approve three royal decrees – extending the package of measures to combat inflation; Decree regarding digital transformation in the judicial field; And a diploma linked to the Ministry of Labour.
Catalan independence activists are expressing concerns about the inclusion of a rule providing for the suspension of judicial proceedings when a judge submits a preliminary legal question to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). According to Juntos, this clause calls into question the application of the amnesty agreement to independent politicians and activists participating in the illegal 2017 referendum.
The promise of judicial pardon for these leaders was the basis of the agreement reached between the PSOE and Gentos, whereby the independents would support Sánchez's inauguration in November.
In addition, the Catalan party points out other problems in the rest of the decrees, warning against “invasion of competences” in some matters that fall under the auspices of self-government. Juntos also rejects some measures he says will hurt the state's general finances.
“I don’t know how many meetings have been held or could be held, but our position at the moment is no, as we have already made clear,” said a source from Juntos, quoted by the Catalan newspaper. La Vanguardia. The independents want the certificates not to even reach the plenary session of Congress and for the government to submit new decrees without the rules, which they reject.
Catalonia's Republican left, such as the Basque Nationalist Party and Bildó, have not yet commented on the certifications, although your vote is also important for approval.
The Sanchez government believes that by the tenth day, when the congressional session is scheduled, it will be able to reach an agreement with its partners. Otherwise, important measures to combat Spain's cost of living crisis – such as reducing VAT to 0% on many products, and 10% on electricity, as well as banning the eviction of people in vulnerable situations – will expire. . Expiration risk.
He said: “The previous legislator was based on dialogue, then dialogue, then dialogue, and this will not be different.” El Pais PSOE source. He added: “There is no absolute majority, and this is normal. No drama.”
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