Salvador Illa and Oriol Junqueras will sign an agreement today that enables approval of the first Catalan budgets of the term. The pact includes sovereignty concessions and a push for the orbital railway line.
Catalan president Salvador Illa and ERC leader Oriol Junqueras closed a deal on Monday that unlocks the Generalitat’s budgets. After approval by Esquerra’s National Council, the agreement will be signed today and presented after Wednesday’s bilateral meeting in Madrid.
The text grants the Generalitat full management of the Catalan coastline, greater control over the Consorcio de la Zona Franca de Barcelona and a new consortium to oversee state investments. Joint management of El Prat airport is postponed, although AENA retains operational command.
The orbital train is also advanced, a 120-kilometre line linking metropolitan counties without passing through Barcelona. The first phase between Granollers and Terrassa has guaranteed funding and is scheduled for service in 2034.
Illa thanked ERC for its “sense of country” and stressed the commitment to sustainable mobility. The budgets must be approved in Parliament before 31 July.
