Antoni Bassas' analysis: 'Pujol is not about to testify'
But he probably shouldn't even testify: he doesn't feel well, his comprehension varies from day to day, and he has trouble concentrating on a conversation or a text. Is it time? He's perfectly aware of his personal and family situation, but a trial isn't a coffee shop conversation, or even a participation in a public event: it's an act with legal consequences in which a yes or no can determine innocence or guilt.
The Sánchez-Merz meeting last night In Moncloa it was exactly like this We explained to you yesterday In the morning, in this analysis:
On the table: Gaza and Catalan in the EU. No agreement on either agenda. Germany isn't talking about genocide because it's trapped in its historical guilt for the Nazi extermination of the Jews. And as for Catalan, the chancellor is from the PP family. And the PP, Dolors Montserrat, is working tirelessly to ensure that Catalan isn't an official language, so that Sánchez stumbles upon Junts, the party that ultimately decided on his investiture. Sánchez explained it this way:
"Regarding co-official languages, I have indeed had the opportunity to convey to the German chancellor the position of the Spanish government. It's public, it's well-known, I've explained it many times to the Spanish press. And it does indeed demand unanimity. We've been waiting for this moment for 40 years," we've been waiting for this moment.
Merz brought futurism: he said that artificial intelligence will end the need for translators and that everyone will be able to speak in the language they want and the other person will feel them in their own. Yes, but this is no obstacle to a language being declared official or not.
The meeting between the heads of the Spanish and German executives has coincided in time with the PSOE meetings with Juntos in Geneva. Note that we often didn't know they were meeting. This time, someone leaked it, probably the Socialist corner, so it's known they're talking with Junts. The agreements aren't being fully implemented (amnesty, Catalan in Europe, transfer of immigration powers), and Junts will have to think about it, trapped, of course, because with the PP and Vox, everything could be worse than with Sánchez.
Finally, this morning, Jordi Pujol's children asked the judge to prevent their father from having to go to Madrid to testify in the trial against the family, which is due to begin on November 24 and last six months, until May 14, 2026, on different dates.
Of course, Pujol can't go. He's 95 and his mobility is severely impaired.
But he probably shouldn't even testify: he's not feeling well, his comprehension varies from day to day, and he has trouble concentrating on a conversation or a text. Is it time? He's perfectly aware of his personal and family situation, but a trial isn't a coffee conversation, or even a participation in a public event: it's an act with legal consequences in which a yes or no can determine innocence or guilt.
Good morning.
