Overview

• An additional provision to the State Public Function Law gives the Generalitat authority over recruitment, classification and administrative management of secretaries, auditors and municipal treasurers.
• The transfer reverses the 2013 centralization under the Law on Rationalization and Sustainability of Local Administration (LRSAL).
• The agreement fulfils a January 2024 commitment to recognise Catalonia’s institutional singularity.
• Some 66% of key local administration posts have been left vacant or filled temporarily, creating widespread dysfunction in Catalan municipalities.
• The deal requires state officials to serve citizens in their chosen official language and reserves specific judicial roles for Catalan speakers.