The Spanish government is piling up bills in Congress and this week some of the parties in the investiture bloc reminded them of it. With the declassification of the 23-F documents, the partners, particularly the Basque formations, have demanded that they dust off a reform that began its parliamentary process in the summer of 2025, that is, more than half a year ago: the Francoist law of official secrets. The comings and goings with this norm have been constant, to the point that there are two proposals on the table, that of the executive of Pedro Sánchez and that of the PNB, a party that has historically championed the need to leave behind the 1968 secrets law. In fact, the jeltzale initiativepassed its first test in Congress in February 2024. These timesare just a sample of what is happening with many other laws that have been hovering over the Spanish lower house for a long time. For example, the industry law entered Congress in December 2024 and passed the first plenary vote, but since then it has been stalled in the amendment phase, a process that can be extended sine die.

Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo will meet next Monday within the framework of The round of contacts by the Spanish president regarding a hypothetical deployment of troops on a peacekeeping mission to UkraineSánchez needs the backing of a majority in Congress, which he doesn't have from the outset due to the opposition of some of his left-wing parliamentary allies. The leader of the People's Party (PP) has agreed to meet with the head of the national government, according to party sources, although he has set conditions for the meeting. He wants the discussion to cover not only Ukraine, but also the entirety of the Spanish government's foreign policy. In this regard, the PP has stated that it will not support "any defense decision made in isolation" and demands a "binding vote" on "the entire budget, military strategy, and foreign policy." And what does the Moncloa Palace say? For the Spanish government, the meeting falls within the "normal" framework of dialogue with the opposition, even though Feijóo and Sánchez haven't met since March of last year. "We are the government of dialogue," said spokesperson Elma Saiz, who added that the "complicated international context" justifies this round of talks with the PP and the other parties. "The president will share the information with the political groups," Saiz added, without clarifying whether Sánchez will accept Feijóo's conditions and address foreign policy comprehensively, as the PP is requesting. "The important thing is that they are meeting," Spanish government sources stated.Núria Orriols Guiu reports.

"All of this doesn't change Junts' position; we're where we were." This was the reaction on Wednesday from the Junts spokesperson in Congress, Miriam Nogueras, to the shift in position by Spanish President Pedro Sánchez. After 24 hours without any official reaction, Carles Puigdemont's party finally assessed the situation this morning. gestures by the state's chief executive to try to "restart the dialogue" The coalition has been broken since the end of October. In a press conference, Nogueras commented that "what was approved yesterday is part of what should have been approved a long time ago, but the list is long" and "half-measures are not acceptable." In fact, he added that they have already "made a decision" regarding the break, which they would only reconsider if the Socialists resolved all the breaches. Thus, he pointed out that "there is time to negotiate, there is time to fulfill commitments, and there is time to make decisions," but added that Junts has already decided to break and that the ball is now in the court of the national government to address all the agreed-upon commitments that have not yet been fulfilled. "From now on, it is the PSOE that must make decisions," he concluded. However, at this time, "there are no negotiations or talks" with the Socialists, he said. This is one of the factors that, in his opinion, has demonstrated the "weakness" of the national government, which is "cornered" and without much room to maneuver. But if Spain agrees to fulfill all the outstanding issues, which are considerable, there could be a significant shift: "I hope our problem is that in a month we have to call you all [journalists] together again to explain what we'll do because the Spanish government has fulfilled all its outstanding obligations," he declared.

The report from the Civil Guard's Central Operational Unit (UCO) naming Santos Cerdán, the PSOE's number three until Thursday, has left Pedro Sánchez on the ropes. Evidence of corruption by the Spanish president's right-hand man in the party They have generated a political crisis of a magnitude never before seen during the Socialist leader's term.