On Tuesday 19 November, the Catalan government approved the ‘Brussels Plan’, which aims to relaunch Catalonia’s relations with the European institutions by strengthening its presence and capacity for influence.
Structured in five blocks, it includes the priorities and actions of the Catalan government within the framework of the EU and entrusts its management to the Ministry for European Union and Foreign Action.
The plan specifies, among other things, how to gain presence and influence in the decision-making spaces of the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions. It also specifies the strategic areas that the Catalan Government wants to influence, such as housing, the common agricultural policy (CAP), the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the full official status of Catalan in the European institutions.
Spain has not yet succeeded in granting Catalan, Basque and Galician the status of official languages of the EU (see EUROPE 13293/26, 13332/20).
Other priorities of the plan include the definition of a new ‘Pact for the Mediterranean’ and the creation of a joint working group on reindustrialisation and competitiveness.
Details: https://aeur.eu/f/edy (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)