Overview

• The Parliament of Catalonia approved Law 6/2025 on May 7 to create a Cuerpo de Acción Exterior y Unión Europea within the Generalitat de Catalunya.
• The law, published in the Official State Gazette on June 3, assigns functions for maintaining relations with foreign governments, EU institutions and international organizations.
• The Asociación de Diplomáticos Españoles highlights provisions on cooperation agreements and support mechanisms for Catalan communities abroad as potentially unconstitutional.
• Diplomats argue these roles conflict with Article 149 of the Spanish Constitution, which reserves international relations and consular assistance for the central government.
• The ADE calls for the law’s rollout to be governed by good faith, respect for the constitutional order and institutional loyalty.