When Carles Puigdemont spoke of “verifiable facts before committing any vote”, he meant it literally. The environment of the fled former president observes with distrust the progress of the PSOE's argument regarding the amnesty. The Government is beginning to back down on the timing of the approval of the law that Junts requires as a precondition for its support. According to several sources consulted, Puigdemont is not considering lightening his demands and will not reduce them whatever the scenario that Pedro Sánchez manages for the investiture.. Whether the PSOE needs the vote in favor of Junts or if abstention is worth it, the independence party keeps its conditions intact, which imply the prior approval of an amnesty law. “There will be no reduction of any kind,” they assure.

Those closest to the leader of Junts insist that if the norm is not approved, there will be no investiture. The latest movements of the socialists to cut “the price of the bill” have not gone unnoticed. The attempt to obtain support from the Constitutional Court for a “desperate” vote recount or the negotiations with the Canary Coalition seek – they say – to reduce dependence on the nationalist party with the idea that an abstention of the seven deputies of the Catalan party It is easier and, in proportion, the compensation must also be smaller. “They are wrong,” add the sources consulted. Within the framework of said pact, the Government proposed to the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, which falls very conveniently in the hands of Spain, that Catalan become an official language of the European Union, as well as Basque and Galician.

6:47

The letter with which José Manuel Albares, Minister of Foreign Affairs, requested this inclusion was sent at 6:47 in the morning of August 17, the day that Junts decided to support Armengol. The Junts executive met at eight and wanted something more than good intentions, it even wanted something more than proof that the Foreign Minister had taken the promised step: it wanted to see that the Council registered that request, hence the sending of the letter first thing in the morning.

Puigdemont made it clear in the framework of that negotiation that he wants facts, not promises. He repeated it on Tuesday, September 5, during a speech in Brussels in which he established his conditions to support Sánchez's investiture, including amnesty and also a referendum, although he did not express this second condition publicly during the speech.. And that will be the framework that follows in the future..

That August 17, Puigdemont boasted on several occasions that he had the evidence that allowed him to verify that the Government was taking steps, and pointed out that this would be the path in the future negotiation if the Moncloa wanted his votes to invest Sánchez.. “If we reach future agreements, it will be because they have incorporated their compliance in a verifiable way.”. As has been the case” on this occasion, Puigdemont wrote on social networks.

The question of the inclusion of the language in the list of official languages of the European Union is brought to the meeting of the General Affairs Council to be held in Brussels on September 19 and the Government is by no means guaranteed that the maneuver goes well. Some other Member States raise objections, such as the cost of translating all legal texts, in addition to hiring translators.. However, what other capitals, especially Paris, really fear is a possible domino effect that could make other regions want their languages to be recognized as official throughout the European Union..

And to approve this inclusion of Catalan, Basque and Galician as official languages, Spain would need the unanimous support of the Twenty-Seven, so it will not be easy. The Spanish presidency of the Council is not taking the matter to the meeting on September 19 as a discussion, but rather as a vote, so the Government's proposal could be rejected that same day if it is finally decided to vote.. The rest of the delegations have followed the matter with a certain distance and hope that Spain will present its reasoning next Tuesday..

If the vote in favor of Armengol required the entry receipt of Albares' request, the position for the investiture will require a law in progress. “It is the same to abstain as to vote in favor. “They don't understand it,” insist the sources consulted..