Overview

• PP-led regions used May 28’s preparatory meeting—chaired by Minister Ángel Víctor Torres—to press seven agenda items, including Catalonia’s singular financing model, debt restructuring, exclusive state control of immigration and anti-squatting measures.
• The central government has drafted its agenda around housing reforms such as higher VAT on tourist flats, taxes on empty properties and foreign buyers, alongside proposals for vocational training.
• From Osaka, Catalan President Salvador Illa challenged opponents to hold “serious” talks on financing reform to cut through the usual “noise” and vowed to defend Catalonia’s interests in Barcelona.
• PP leaders are weaponizing the EU’s postponement of Catalan language recognition to criticize Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s partnership with independentist parties.
• The preparatory committee will finalize the list of topics this week, setting the stage for June 6 discussions on the relationship between Madrid and Spain’s autonomous communities.