The head of government, Xavier Spotand the president of the Government of Catalonia, Salvador Islandhave made it official this Friday at Palace of the Generalitat the new plan of Work 2026-2030which establishes the framework for bilateral cooperation for the next four years.
The document consolidates the institutional and cross-border relationship between Andorra and Catalonia and expands the areas of collaboration. The plan includes strategic sectors such as health, infrastructure, environment, waste management and cross-border challenges, and incorporates new fields of cooperation such as interior and public security, language and culture, and social affairs.
During the meeting, spot i island have highlighted the good functioning of the existing working groupswhich have made it possible to promote specific projects and generate benefits for the citizens of the two territories. The new plan also introduces a regular meeting schedule and reinforces the technical structure of the teams to guarantee the continuity of the projects.
In terms of mobility and infrastructure, the two parties have agreed on the need to continue improving connectivity and the development of the airportAndorra-la Seu d’Urgellincluding the extension of operating hours and eventual qualification as an international control point. Progress has also been made in the process to carry out the study of the tramway between the Headquarters of Urgell and Andorra.
In the health field, the two governments have emphasized the good evolution of the cross-border cooperationwith initiatives such as the renewal of the health transport agreement between the emergency services and the collaboration on shared infrastructure and services.
The meeting has also served to address structuring projects such as the creation of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation to reinforce the space Andorra-Pyreneesas well as economic cooperation initiatives. In this framework, spot i island have agreed on the importance of moving forward with projects such as the future one Special Economic Zone of Organyà.
Representatives of the Catalan delegation (left) and the Andorran delegation (right), this morning, at Xavier Espot’s meeting with Salvador Illa in Barcelona.
the head of Government took advantage of the meeting to invite the Catalan president to participate in October a Andorra at the inauguration of the second Days of cross-border cooperationwhich will include a cross-border business forum.
The meeting included, on the Catalan side, the minister ofEuropean Union i External action, James Duch; the delegate of Government a Andorra, Anna Livesand the commissioner for inter-Pyrenean relations, Joan Ganyet. On the Andorran side, the Minister ofForeign Affairs, Imma Torand the ambassadors Eva Download i Noelia Souque.
