Editorial: El Mundo

• The Spanish Government is attempting to maintain a fiscal agreement with Catalonia in an attempt to win parliamentary support from ERC.
• The Government is attempting to deny this concert, which sparked strong reactions and threats of withdrawal of support from ERC. This shows a high instability in Spanish politics.
• The pact between ERC and PSC implies Catalonia's abandonment of the common financing regime, which threatens interterritorial solidarity and equality among Spaniards.
• The claim that Catalonia suffers from long-term underfunding is revealed as a lie that may result in structural changes in the constitutional system.
• The Government will have to maintain a delicate balance of power and is likely to have to make more concessions to other groups to get the necessary majority in Congress.

Conclusion: The Spanish Government is going through a period of high political instability and tensions with Catalonia and ERC are exacerbating these tensions. The Government's ability to maintain equality and solidarity in the country is under question.

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