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Catalonia Activates Oversight to Drive Sweeping Civil-Service Reform

An expert-led council now monitors delivery of the 50‑measure plan across Catalonia's public administration.

Overview

  • President Salvador Illa’s government has set up the CARE advisory council, chaired by Carles Ramió, alongside an interdepartmental commission that must assess implementation feasibility within four months.
  • The Parlament is slated to vote today on a “right to error” change shielding vulnerable citizens from repaying benefits granted by mistake and protecting public workers acting in good faith.
  • Early actions include a 17‑point emergency package and the acceleration of roughly 30 priority procedures within a target of simplifying 170 of about 2,400, with the end of mandatory prior appointments for in‑person services included.
  • The reform pushes full digitalization with a new Directorate General for Artificial Intelligence and staff training aimed at widespread AI use by 2028, with safeguards for transparency and traceability.
  • Medium‑ to long‑term proposals include a new public‑employment law to cut hiring times and modernize selection—psychometric tests, AI‑screened CVs, practical exams, and a training course—plus professionalized senior posts with fixed terms and partial performance pay.