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Feijóo rejects business demands, abandons financing negotiation

Feijóo rejects business demands, abandons financing negotiation

Feijóo rejected committing regional financing resources to Catalan business elites, abandoning opportunity to guarantee investment in regional employment.

The PP leader arrived in Barcelona empty-handed for Catalan business elites. During his 45-minute speech, Feijóo refused to commit to regional financing improvements or agreements that would strengthen Catalonia's economic conditions, exposing that his priority is accessing power without conditions—not resolving real problems facing regional companies and workers. 🔹 What happened: Feijóo appeared at Cercle d'Economia without formulating proposals on regional financing or responding to specific demands from Catalan executives. He rejected traveling to Waterloo to negotiate ERC support for a no-confidence vote. The conservative leader indicated he would return when president, ignoring that by then he would have lost the opportunity to commit today to regional investment in employment and infrastructure. 🔹 Key players: Feijóo maintains a strategy of indirect confrontation. Catalan business leaders, who expect state support for regional competitiveness, received no substantive response. The PSOE remains excluded from any negotiations Feijóo might have offered. ERC and other independence parties who could support a no-confidence motion were explicitly dismissed as unworthy interlocutors. 🔹 Why it matters: Catalonia loses financing resources it could have obtained through business pressure. Service and manufacturing workers in the region will lack investment guarantees if the PP reaches power without prior commitments. A major law firm partner admitted the moment represented a lost opportunity to pressure government on concrete regional financing pledges and policy assurances. 🔹 What to expect: If Feijóo wins a no-confidence vote without concessions to Catalonia, the region faces budget cuts or freezes on autonomous spending. Next year when he returns to Cercle, Catalan business leaders will discover their warnings never translated into specific policies. Regional financing will remain in hands of governments with no prior commitment to regional economic needs and job creation. 📌 EPM Take: Feijóo's refusal to negotiate regional financing with Cercle proves his strategy sacrifices concrete Catalan resources for power-without-conditions, abandoning guarantees protecting regional employment and growth.
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