The Generalitat de Catalunya,or the Government of Catalonia,is the institutional system by which Catalonia is self-governed as an autonomous community of Spain. It is made up of the Parliament of Catalonia,the President of the Government of Catalonia,and the Executive Council of Catalonia. Its current powers are set out in the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006.
The Republican Left of Catalonia is a pro-Catalan independence,social democratic political party in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia,with a presence also in Valencia,the Balearic Islands and the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is also the main sponsor of the independence movement from France and Spain in the territories known as Catalan Countries,focusing in recent years on the creation of a Catalan Republic in Catalonia proper. Its current president is Oriol Junqueras and its secretary-general is Marta Rovira. The party is a member of the European Free Alliance.
Josep Irla i Bosch was a Catalan businessman and politician. He was a deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia and the Spanish Congress in 1932,as an Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya affiliate. He was also the last President of Parliament of Catalonia at the end of Republican Catalan resistance in the Spanish Civil War,before Francisco Franco abolished the Generalitat of Catalonia. He was elected President of the Parliament of Catalonia on 1 October 1938. In office,Irla pushed for cooperation with the allies,Basque nationalists and other anti-Francoist groups,though excluding the communists. He became the President-in-exile of the Generalitat after Lluís Companys was executed. During his time as President-in-exile,he established a Government in exile,and appointed Josep Tarradellas as Conseller en Cap. He resigned as President in 1954.
Pere Esteve i Abad was a Catalan Spanish politician,belonging to the political organisation Catalunya 2003,who became Deputy of Trade,Tourism and Consumer Affairs at the Catalan regional Government proposed by the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) party,with which he ran to the autonomic elections of the 2003. He resigned in October 2004 for health reasons.
Joaquim Nadal i Farreras is a Spanish politician and historian from Catalonia. He is a professor at the University of Girona and was the Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Works of the Catalan Government,the Generalitat de Catalunya,from December 2003 to December 2010.
The Parliament of Catalonia is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 members,known as deputies,who are elected for four-year terms or after extraordinary dissolution,chosen by universal suffrage in lists of four constituencies,corresponding to the Catalan provinces. The Parliament building is located in Ciutadella Park,Barcelona.
The R1 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service,operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs northwards from the Barcelona area to the southern limits of the province of Girona,passing through the coastal Maresme region. Since 2014,some services have been extended further north towards Portbou,near the French border. These services are designated RG1 and are considered part of the Girona commuter rail service. The line had an annual ridership of 28 million in 2016,achieving an average weekday ridership of 102,214 according to 2008 data.
The R2 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's Barcelona commuter rail service,operated by Renfe Operadora. It is a major north–south axis in the Barcelona metropolitan area,running from the southern limits of the province of Girona to the northern limits of the province of Tarragona,via Barcelona. North of Barcelona,the line uses the Barcelona–Cerbère railway,running inland through the Vallès Oriental region. South of Barcelona,it uses the conventional Madrid–Barcelona railway,running along the coast through the Garraf region. The R2 had an annual ridership of 33.6 million in 2016,achieving an average weekday ridership of 125,948 according to 2008 data,which makes it the busiest line of the Barcelona commuter rail service.
Rodalies de Catalunya is the main commuter and regional rail system in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia. It is administered by the Government of Catalonia and operated by the national rail operator Renfe Operadora. The system consists of 17 service lines chiefly centred in the Barcelona area,serving a total of 203 stations throughout Catalonia,with an average number of 1,000 trains running on it every day. In 2016,it had an annual ridership of 117 million.
Maçanet-Massanes is a Rodalies de Catalunya open triangular railway station serving Maçanet de la Selva and Massanes,in Catalonia,Spain. It is located at the junction where the railway coming from Barcelona via Mataróconverges with the Barcelona–Cerbère railway,lying about 5 and 1.9 kilometres away from the urban centers of Maçanet de la Selva and Massanes,respectively. On the Barcelona–Cerbère railway,the station is between Hostalric and Sils,and it is the northern terminus of the railway coming from Mataró.
Girona is a railway station serving the city of Girona in Catalonia,Spain. It is located in the northern part of the municipality,lying at approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southwest of the city's historical centre.
Portbou is a railway station serving Portbou in Catalonia,Spain. It is on the Barcelona–Cerbère railway and the Narbonne–Portbou railway. The station is owned by Adif and is served by Rodalies de Catalunya regional line R11 and Girona commuter rail service line RG1 and TER Occitanie trains also serve the station.
Sant Adriàde Besòs and Estacióde Sant Adrià are a Rodalies de Catalunya commuter rail station and a Trambesòs tram stop,respectively,together forming an interchange station complex in Sant Adriàde Besòs,to the north-east of Barcelona,in Catalonia,Spain. The Rodalies de Catalunya station is on the Barcelona to Maçanet-Massanes via Matarórailway,between Barcelona El Clot-Aragóand Badalona. It is operated by Renfe Operadora and is served by Barcelona commuter rail service line R1 and Girona commuter rail service line RG1. The Trambesòs stop is the northern terminus of routes T4 and T6 and is operated by TRAM.
The Barcelona–Cerbère railway is a 168-kilometre (104.39 mi) railway line linking Barcelona in Catalonia,Spain to Cerbère in France. It is served by the Rodalies de Catalunya commuter network,Renfe regional,MD,AVE,Avlo and Avant train services,and TGV trains. The line stars at Barcelona Sants railway station,and passes through the Catalan regional cities of Girona and Figueres before reaching the French border,and then Cerbère,just across the border. It is an important commuter and High Speed line,connecting Paris,Montpellier and Perpinyàto Spain.
Granollers Centre is a Rodalies de Catalunya railway station serving Granollers in Catalonia,Spain. It is located on the Barcelona–Cerbère railway,just next to the Granollers main square.
The Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 1932,also called the Statute of Núria,was the first implemented statute of autonomy for Catalonia,officially providing self-government to Catalonia for the first time in more than 200 years. The Statute was promoted by the then acting President of the Generalitat,Francesc Maciàand approved in a referendum by 99% of Catalan voters. The draft Statute was completed on 20 June 1931 in Núria and finally approved in the Spanish Parliament on 9 September 1932. It was implemented until the occupation of Catalonia by the Nationalist Army during the last stages of the Spanish Civil War,in 1939.
The Catalan Republic was a state proclaimed in 1931 by Francesc Maciàas the "Catalan Republic within the Iberian Federation",in the context of the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic. It was proclaimed on 14 April 1931,and superseded three days later,on 17 April,by the Generalitat de Catalunya,the Catalan institution of self-government within the Spanish Republic.
Josep Enric Millo i Rocher,is a Spanish politician for PP.
Sergi Miquel i Valentí is a Spanish politician from Catalonia and former Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
The R11 is a line of Rodalies de Catalunya's regional rail service,operated by Renfe Operadora. It runs northwards from the Barcelona area to the French border town of Cerbère,passing through the Vallès Oriental,Selva,Gironès and Alt Empordàregions. With a total line length of 172 kilometres (107 mi),it extends notably beyond the limits of the Barcelona metropolitan area,reaching the Pyrenees mountains.
