Joana Ortega

06.05.2013 - 11.28 pm The political summit for Catalonia's right to self-determination decided to include civil society However, the participating political parties could not agree on a plan to organise a self-determination vote: some would like to combine the...	15.02.2013 - 10.13 pm Catalonia defends its exclusive power to manage local councils and notes that 90% of Catalan councillors do not earn a salary The Catalan Government and most of the political parties have criticised the Spanish Government’s project to reduce local powers. Furthermore, the...	27.12.2012 - 10.04 pm A more political Catalan Government takes office with half of the ministers to continue in the same position The President of the Catalan Government has formed a new Cabinet with more political weight controlled by some of the people closest to him, such as...	13.06.2012 - 10.20 pm The Catalan Government will wait until dialogue expires before bringing Rajoy’s education decree to the Constitutional Court On Tuesday the Catalan Council for Constitutional Guarantees (CGE) declared that the Spanish Government decree cutting €3 billion in education does...
16.03.2012 - 08.33 pm The Catalan Government plans to modify the working conditions of 45,000 public employees The Catalan Government has drafted a plan regarding public employees for the 2012-2014 period. The aim is to reduce public spending in order to meet...	17.02.2012 - 09.06 pm The Catalan Government reduces public sector salaries by 3% to meet deficit objectives The salary drop is to be added to the 5% cutback in 2010 and the 2011 salary freeze despite the increase in inflation. Trade unions denounced that...	17.08.2011 - 08.22 pm Redefining Provincial Councils has wide support in Catalonia Rubalcaba’s proposal to redefine the current Provincial Councils in Spain seems to be on the same wave length as the Catalan Government’s run by the...	08.04.2011 - 11.12 am The Catalan Government will not open delegations in Mexico, China and Morocco for the moment The budget austerity measures and the reduction of the public deficit have forced the restructuring of the Catalan Government’s offices abroad and...
28.12.2010 - 10.00 pm Joana Ortega, a Christian-Democrat close to Duran i Lleida as Vice President Ortega will be in charge of public administration staff and structures, as well as the relations between the Catalan Government and the Spanish State...	28.12.2010 - 09.42 pm The new Catalan Government will finally have a Vice President Mas will appoint the Christian Democrat Joana Ortega as the Catalan Vice President. She will be in charge of the public administration as well as...	27.12.2010 - 10.07 pm The new Catalan Ministers Artur Mas has finally decided upon the composition of his government. Mas waited to swear office and officially become President of the Catalan...