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Four Parties Sign Pact to Guarantee Municipal Registration for All in Catalonia

Supported by over 80 social organizations, the agreement establishes a biannual review of municipal registry practices to tackle territorial inequality

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Reunión entre la cúpula de Junts y MES en Waterloo

Overview

  • The PSC, ERC, Comuns and CUP signed the Pact for the Registry to ensure every Catalan resident can register at their local municipality, and Moviment d’Esquerres within Junts also lent its support
  • The agreement responds to wide disparities in how municipalities apply registry rules, which have left migrants and vulnerable groups without access to essential services
  • Its seven commitments include requiring greater transparency from local councils, promoting active registration policies and upholding existing legal frameworks
  • A technical monitoring committee composed of signatory parties and representatives of social entities will convene every six months to assess implementation and recommend improvements
  • Junts’s leadership, the PP, Vox and Aliança Catalana declined to join, citing concerns over municipal resource constraints and the need for more practical solutions