Junts to decide on Monday whether to break with Socialists

After yet another ultimatum to Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez, the pro-independence party Junts could decide on Monday to break ties with the government.

The party leader and former Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, has convened the national executive in Perpignan next week.

The sole item on the agenda is clear: to assess the evolution of Junts' agreements with the Socialists and decide the party's next steps regarding their support for Sánchez as prime minister.

The meeting, expected to be long and intense, will review the agreements signed at the start of Sánchez's term and "determine what actions" to take next.

The announcement comes after months of back-and-forth between the two parties, with Junts claiming that many initial agreements have not been fulfilled.

These include the full implementation of the amnesty law, not applied to Puigdemont, and the recognition of Catalan as an official EU language, a long-stalled issue in Brussels.

This week in Congress, Junts spokesperson Míriam Nogueras raised the rhetoric against Sánchez.

"We should talk less about changing the clocks and start talking about how it's time for real change," she told the PM.

Several reports indicate that the majority within Junts favors breaking relations with the Socialists, arguing that their support has yielded no tangible results.

Without Junts' backing, the Socialists would struggle to pass legislation in Congress, as Catalan support has repeatedly proven crucial.

Despite this, the Socialists believe the party's strong rhetoric is part of its "political game" and is unlikely to lead to an actual break in relations.