Portal:Parliament of Catalonia

“ The social and territorial cohesion of the country shall be assured, as well as the will expressed on many occasions by Catalan society to keep Catalonia united as one.
6. Europeanism. The founding principles of the European Union shall be defended and promoted, particularly the fundamental rights of citizens, democracy, the commitment to the welfare state and solidarity among the various peoples of Europe and the commitment to economic, social and cultural progress. ”

“ The Parliament of Catalonia notes that the democratic mandate obtained at the recent elections on 27 September 2015 is based on a majority of seats occupied by parliamentary forces whose object is that Catalonia should become an independent state, and on an ample sovereigntist majority of votes and seats in favour of beginning a non-subordinate constituent process.
2. The Parliament of Catalonia solemnly declares the start of the process to create an independent Catalan state in the form of a republic. ”

“ All necessary instruments shall be provided so that the Catalan people and civil society as a whole may have all relevant information and knowledge in order to exercise the right to decide and with a view to promoting their participation in the process. ”

“ This transformation, which should allow for a reduction in the costs borne by the Generalitat which may be used to finance the social emergency plan, shall be accompanied by a thorough review of budget spending programmes in order to evaluate and verify their utility at a time when addressing social emergency has become the main priority for the expenditures of the Generalitat, as expressed in the aforementioned emergency plan. Savings derived from programme review must be fully allocated to the social emergency plan. ”

“ In this context, the future government shall ensure that in eviction proceedings regarding the habitual dwelling of individuals and households at risk of homelessness, it is necessary, for the eviction to be implemented, to observe the principle of adequate resettlement of individuals and households concerned. ”

“ This historical path has been shared with other territories, thereby creating a common linguistic, cultural, social and economic area, which is destined to be reinforced and promoted on the basis of mutual recognition. ”

“ In addition, the future government shall ask holders of an administrative concession or a right to use the land to redefine structured contracts, by transforming the depreciation of investments into ordinary funding through public debt and by eliminating excessive cost of capital. ”