Overview
- EH Bildu leader Arnaldo Otegi met Junts leader Carles Puigdemont on December 11 in Waterloo, Belgium, with EH Bildu’s Gorka Elejabarrieta in attendance.
- A joint communiqué said both parties agree on the need for collaboration between the Basque and Catalan political movements and will keep working with other sovereigntist groups.
- No specific policy agreements, legislative plans, or a unified parliamentary strategy were announced following the meeting.
- Reporting notes the encounter comes as national politics face strains involving Junts’ stance toward the PSOE and questions over the Sánchez government’s stability.
- Despite warmer ties, Junts and EH Bildu continue to vote separately in Congress, with Junts generally closer to the PNV and Bildu more aligned with ERC on key issues.