Barcelona is the focus today as Catalonia’s first budget under President Salvador Illa begins its parliamentary review. The government is aiming for approval in July, a step it sees as key to managing the rest of the term with more room to act.
The budget’s passage depends on agreements with ERC and the Comuns, whose support would help the government secure the votes it needs. Those talks are central to whether the administration can carry out its policy agenda.
At the same time, Illa is also watching a separate vote by teachers on a pre-agreement reached with the main unions. The deal is meant to settle a dispute that has affected the education sector for months.
The outcome of the teachers’ vote could shape the political mood in the coming days, alongside the budget debate in parliament. Officials say that securing both the budget and a resolution to the education dispute would strengthen the government’s position.
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