- Six final agreements have been signed with the autonomous communities of Murcia, Catalonia, Comunitat Valenciana, Illes Balears and Cantabria
- The negotiations, contained in Organic Law 2/1979 of the Constitutional Court, allow the State and the Autonomous Communities to resolve their discrepancies with respect to the competence constitutionally recognized to each of the laws and decree-laws autonomic
In May, the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Service and five autonomous communities reached an agreed solution with regard to six rules on which they had expressed discrepancies in the area of competence constitutionally recognized for each of them.
The agreements have been reached within the framework of the Bilateral Cooperation Commissions between the General Administration of the State and the Autonomous Communities of Murcia, Catalonia, Comunitat Valenciana, Illes Balears and Cantabria and have made it possible to avoid the filing of constitutional appeals before the Constitutional Court.
This negotiation procedure, contained in article 33.2 of Organic Law 2/1979, of 3 October, of the Constitutional Court, constitutes a legally enforceable instrument for the Government to carry out effective co-governance with the autonomous communities, under the premise of the principle of collaboration.
The Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Function, in its desire for permanent dialogue with the Autonomous Communities, has reached the agreement that resolves the conflict in relation to the following autonomous laws and decree-laws:
- Law 5/2020, of 3 August, on mitigation of the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in the area of the environment. Murcia
The agreement concerns Article 1(2), (15), (20) and (22). Also to point 2, Article 101.3 Article 103.2, 105 and 107.2.
- Law 8/2020, of 30 July, on the protection and management of the coastline. Catalonia.
The agreement corresponds to Articles 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 20 (except paragraph 1.b) 23, 25, 27, 29 (letters g, j, k, m, q and s), 30, (except paragraph d), 31, 33 and 34.
- Decree Law 14/2020, of 7 August, of the Council, on measures to accelerate the implementation of facilities for the use of renewable energies due to the climate emergency and the need for urgent economic reactivation. Valencian Community
It corresponds to Articles 4, 5(3), 5(24), Article 6(5) and 6, Articles 11, 12, 22, 27, 37, 40, 41, second transitional provision and Articles 30.2 f and 38.
- Decree-Law 14/2020, of 9 December, on urgent measures in certain sectors of administrative activity. Balearic Islands.
It refers to Article 2(4).
- Legislative Decree 1/2020, of 28 August, approving the revised text of the Environmental Assessment Law of the Balearic Islands
It concerns Articles 14(3), 14(4), 19(3) and 22(6), 26 and 35.
- Law of Cantabria 12/2020, of December 28, on Fiscal and Administrative Measures. Cantabria
It concerns Article 2(1) and Article 14.
In addition, in the last month, four other start-up agreements have been signed. Thus, work begins between the State and the autonomous communities of Castilla la Mancha, Extremadura, Cantabria and the Canary Islands to try to reach an agreement on these four autonomous rules:
- Law 1/2021, of February 12, on Urban Simplification and Administrative Measures. Castilla la Mancha.
- Decree-Law 3/2021, of 3 March, on urgent measures for the modernization of the Public Administration and for the implementation of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. Extremadura.
- Law of Cantabria 1/2021, of 4 March, on Maritime Fishing, Shellfish and Aquaculture of Cantabria.
- Decree-Law 4/2021, of 31 March, on urgent measures for the administrative acceleration and planning, management and control of the Funds coming from the European Recovery Instrument called “Next Generation EU”, within the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and establishing tax measures in the General Indirect Tax of the Canary Islands for the fight against COVID-19. Canaries
Since January 26, when Miquel Iceta began his term as Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Service, until May 31, 24 final agreements have been signed.