King Felipe VI has made his personal wealth public for the first time: €2.5m. The royal palace made a statement explaining that Felipe VI has taken this decision guided by a "spirit of service and civic commitment". The objective, then, is to "fulfil his commitment to renew the monarchy" and "make it worthy of the respect and trust of citizens under the principles of exemplarity, transparency, rectitude and integrity of its behaviour". However, the context, with the multiple scandals that have splashed the monarchy with Juan Carlos I as the protagonist, escapes no one's attention.

The presence of the king in Catalonia is always controversial, although this time it has been less so than in recent years. After participating in the swearing-in ceremony for new judges in the morning in Barcelona, Felipe VI attended the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Business association Foment del Treball at the Museu Nacional d'Arte de Catalunya (MNAC) in the afternoon. He was joined by the president of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès, and the mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau. This was not the first time the king and the Catalan president were both present at the same event – they both attended the Cercle d'Economia conference and the Mobile World Congress – but until now Aragonès had limited himself to make economic speeches. This Monday, however, he did want to include political ingredients: he defended the dialogue table and the negotiation process with the State to "resolve the political conflict" before King Felipe VI and stressed the importance of moving forward.