Generalitat of Catalunya

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Generalitat

The Generalitat is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia is politically organised, and is made up of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat and the Government. The Government directs the policies and administration of the Generalitat of Catalonia and is responsible for undertaking the executive functions and the regulatory powers.  It is comprised of the President and the ministers and politically it is answerable to the Parliament on a mutual basis "without prejudice to the direct responsibility of each Minister's management".

 

Powers

• Setting out guidelines for government action.
• Preparing and applying the Government Budget
• Approving bills of law; passing legislative decrees.
• Exercising regulatory authority.
• Granting or denying conformity with the processing of certain bills of law.
• Appointing and defining the senior Administration posts.
• Designating the Government representatives in certain institutions, bodies and companies.
• Appointing some of the members of the Council for Statutory Guarantees.
• Adopting regulatory measures for the execution of international treaties and agreements.
• Approving projects for agreements towards cooperation with other autonomous regions.
• Agreeing to lodge unconstitutionality appeals after issuing a preliminary report to the Consultative Board.
• Bringing before the Constitutional Courts all conflicts of jurisdiction and attending all appeal hearings regarding issues of unconstitutionality affecting Catalonia and any other function or power attributed thereto by law.

Location
The seat of the Government is the city of Barcelona and its bodies, services and premises can be set up in different parts of Catalonia in accordance with a criteria of decentralization, atomization and task coordination.
All regulations, provisions and acts of the Government and the Administration of the Government of Catalonia that so require shall be published in the Official Government Gazette. This publication shall be sufficient, for all purposes, to validate the entry into force of the provisions and regulations of the Government of Catalonia. With regard to publications in the Official State Gazette the provisions of the corresponding State regulations apply.