The Government warns ERC and Junts that it will act against “divisive” initiatives on independence or the referendum. The amnesty law, which still has two months left to process and has caused severe wear and tear on the Government, is the end point of the process and not the prelude to the reissue of the secessionist challenge to the State.

Pedro Sánchez's Executive started from this premise to resolve the territorial crisis in Catalonia along with a determined commitment to self-government.