Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia

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The Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia is a Constitutional law promulgated on the 18 September 1979 that grants Catalonia a government of autonomy, in the context of the Kingdom of Spain. The Generalitat de Catalunya is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat and the Executive Council or Government of Catalonia.

In 1932, there was promulgated the first Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia, in the context of Spanish Republic. This law was abolished by general Francisco Franco after the Spanish Civil War.

In September 2005, the Catalan Parliament approved (with the support of 120 deputies to 15) a proposal for reform of the current Statute. This issue is currently in discussion in the Spanish Cortes or Parliament.

In November 2, 2005 the Spanish Congress of Deputies (at Madrid) approves the admission to formality of the Proposal for reform of the new Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia with the support of all the groups except the People's Party (PP) that the same day filed an objection of unconstitutionality.

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