Manuel Chaves, Joan Saura and Gaspar Zarrías

The third vice-president of the Government together with the Minister of Interior, Institutional Relations and Participation, Joan Saura, and the Secretary of State for Territorial Cooperation, Gaspar Zarrías

General view of the meeting

Joint Commission on Transfers Administration of the State-Generalitat of Catalonia

Another image of the meeting

At the bottom of the image, the third vice-president Manuel Chaves together with the councillor Joan Saura, presiding over the Joint Commission

Manuel Chaves and Joan Saura

The third Vice-President of the Government and Minister of Territorial Policy has chaired the meeting together with the Catalan Minister of Interior, Institutional Relations and Participation, Joan Saura

Press conference

The Third Vice-President of the Government and Minister of Territorial Policy has appeared before the journalists at the end of the meeting of the Joint Transfer Commission

Agreement to transfer Neighbourhoods to Catalonia

The vice-president explained the agreement reached by the Joint Commission of Transfers Administration of the State-Generalitat of Catalonia, which will enter into force on January 1, 2010

The Council of Ministers will approve the agreement tomorrow

This has been announced by the third vice-president of the Government, so that the transfer will be effective in Catalonia on January 1, 2010

Joan Saura during the press conference

The Minister of Interior, Institutional Relations and Participation has expressed his satisfaction with the agreement reached for the transfer of Neighbourhoods to Catalonia