Together and the PSOE are trying to improve relations in Switzerland, despite the threat of a breakup.

BarcelonaRelations between the PSOE and Junts are not going through the best period of the legislative session. On the contrary, since before the summer, the members of the Junts have felt that the PSOE is not doing enough to fulfill its main agendas, such as the transfer of immigration powers, the official status of Catalan in the European Union, and the implementation of the amnesty with the subsequent return of former president Carles Puigdemont. In this context, delegations from both parties, led by Carles Puigdemont and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, met in Switzerland this Thursday (with the expectation of continuing on Friday), with the aim of trying to improve relations but facing the threat of a rupture. Junts sources consulted by ARA link their support for the executive to the success of the first debate on the immigration law, scheduled for Tuesday in Congress, despite the fact that Podemos has already announced it will defeat it. "It is the PSOE's responsibility," these sources point out, warning that if everything comes to nothing, there will be consequences for the Spanish government. When asked about these meetings, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez dodged the issue: "I have to tell you the truth, as always. I have no information," he said at a press conference after meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Precisely, one of the issues Merz and Sánchez addressed, beyond the situation in GazaThe official status of Catalan, Basque, and Galician in Europe has been achieved, an agreement sealed with Junts before the start of the legislature. The head of government emphasized to the media in a press conference that he had "had the opportunity to convey to the chancellor the position of the Spanish government." Aware that "unanimity is required," he stated that he hopes it can be achieved "in the not too distant future." For his part, Merz said: "We have talked about languages and I am aware of Spain's position," and insisted that he knows "how complicated" the issue of translation in the European Parliament is: "Each language added multiplies the needs." He added that in Spain "languages are spoken that do not understand each other," but predicted that "in the medium term," artificial intelligence can facilitate things through simultaneous translation.

The general policy debate

On the other hand, the members also put on the table, after the parliamentary group meeting in Waterloo on Monday, which will also be key to the PSC's vote in the general policy debate and the speech by the President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, who believes it conveys a narrative of "normality" that is at odds with the so-called Brussels agreement between the PSOE and Junts, which was announced almost two years ago. In fact, one of this week's announcements is that Junts will put parts of the pact with the PSOE to a vote in the Parliamentary plenary session for the PSC to adopt.