Spain Agrees to Cede Catalan Border Control in Win for Separatists
(Bloomberg) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez agreed to hand over control of borders and migration to Catalonia's security forces, in a major win for that region's separatists.
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Sanchez's Socialist party and Catalan pro-independence group Junts per Catalunya announced the agreement Tuesday and said they've filed a draft bill in parliament, which needs to approve it. Under the deal, Catalonia's police force will guard airports, ports and 'critical areas' in cooperation with the national armed forces. The regional administration will also manage migration and deportations.
The deal was a long-standing demand of separatists and serves to bolster support for Sanchez in parliament, where he needs to negotiate with about eight parties whenever he seeks to pass legislation. The premier has made a long series of concessions to Junts and ERC, another separatist group, since a hung election in mid-2023 left him leading a minority coalition government that relies heavily on their votes.
The deal with Junts has sparked outrage from the opposition, with conservative People's Party leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo calling it an 'unprecedented' humiliation.
Spain has one of the world's most decentralized administrations, with power over areas including health care and education devolved to the regional governments. Some regions, like Catalonia and the Basque Country, have had more powers devolved than others.
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