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PP of Catalonia Presents Tough New Roadmap Ahead of June 27 Congress

The plan tightens migration and security measures, proposes public bans on the burka and niqab, and leaves rules for post‑election pacts unspecified.

Overview

  • The PP of Catalonia presented its ponencia on Monday, June 15, and will put the document to a vote at the party congress on June 27 where Alejandro Fernández is expected to be reelected.
  • The text hardens the party's stance on migration by calling for the immediate execution of expulsion orders for irregular migrants who commit crimes and by demanding stricter border and policing measures.
  • The ponencia singles out 'fundamentalismo islamista' as a political threat distinct from Islam and proposes banning the burka and niqab in public spaces while promising stronger action against radicalisation.
  • On education and the economy the roadmap calls for a deep school reform to guarantee Catalan and Spanish as vehicular languages and to expand parental choice, plus cuts to bureaucracy and taxes seen as harmful to investment.
  • The document omits explicit red lines on post‑election pacts, a deliberate move to bury internal disputes over deals with Junts, but it remains subject to amendments at the June 27 congress and would need ratification before becoming policy.