The next elections in Catalonia are scheduled for May 2027, but the parties have already begun a campaign that starts well before the official calendar. Catalan politics, marked by collective frustration following the failure of the independence process, channels some of this discontent toward immigration, making it the focus of political debate. This construction of narratives shapes public perception long before the polls open, and the parties respond to the demands of a segment of the population calling for greater immigration control. Thus, the immigration debate becomes the axis around which the new boundaries of Catalan identity and social cohesion are projected and negotiated.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Friday upheld Italy's designation of a safe country of origin, but stated that this classification must be subject to judicial review. The CJEU thus questions the legitimacy of the list of "safe countries" that Italy uses to send migrants to Albania while awaiting a decision on their asylum applications.