Barcelona City Council
Paula Boet Serrano is a Policy Advisor at Barcelona City Council, focusing on urbanism, urban transformation projects, strategic urban planning, and international relations related to the Deputy Mayor for Urbanism, Mobility, and Ecology. Previously, Paula served as Project Manager for digital rights, inclusion, and AI ethics strategies, and also managed the Science & Technology Area at Ateneu Barcelonès. Work experience includes roles at the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights and various positions within the Generalitat de Catalunya. Paula holds multiple degrees, including a Master's in Citizenship and Human Rights and a Bachelor's in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, and is currently enhancing skills through an Executive Programme at Esade.
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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.