Barcelona City Council
Laura Cortada is an experienced communication professional with a robust background in project management and public relations. Currently serving at Ajuntament de Barcelona since June 2021, Laura holds dual roles in the Communication Department focusing on public advertising services and social rights, feminism, and LGTBI issues. Prior to this, Laura was a Senior Consultant at Undatia Comunicación for six months in 2020, and spent over seven years as the Director of Press and Communication at Addium Comunicación, developing communication strategies and managing media relations for various clients. Additionally, Laura's extensive career includes roles as Project Manager at eyCom, Director of the Press Office at MRW, and editorial positions at notable publications such as Revista Públic and El Triangle. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a course in Community Management from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.
Barcelona City Council
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Barcelona is governed by a city council formed by 41 city councillors, elected for a four-year term by universal suffrage. As one of the two biggest cities in Spain, Barcelona is subject to a special law articulated through the Carta Municipal (Municipal Law). A first version of this law was passed in 1960 and amended later, but the current version was approved in March 2006. According to this law, Barcelona's city council is organized in two levels: a political one, with elected city councillors, and one executive, which administrates the programs and executes the decisions taken on the political level. This law also gives the local government a special relationship with the Spanish government and it also gives the mayor wider prerogatives by the means of municipal executive commissions. It expands the powers of the city council in areas like telecommunications, city traffic, road safety and public safety. It also gives a special economic regime to the city's treasury and it gives the council a veto in matters that will be decided by the central government, but that will need a favourable report from the council.