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Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia

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Predecessor
  
Patronat Catalunya Món

Legal status
  
active

Founded at
  
Barcelona

Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia

Formation
  
November 20, 2012; 4 years ago (2012-11-20)

Founder
  
Generalitat de Catalunya et al

Purpose
  
Increase awareness on Catalonia

The Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia (in Catalan language Consell de Diplomàcia Pública de Catalunya; acronym: DIPLOCAT) – previously known as the Patronat Catalunya Món – is a public-private consortium set up by the Catalan government, the Generalitat. It is devoted to promoting international awareness of Catalonia within the international community. Albert Royo i Mariné has been the Secretary General of the Diplomacy Council since 14 February 2013.

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Activities

DIPLOCAT organizes academic events to discuss both internationally relevant topics within Catalonia with international guests and the Catalan independence process in universities around the world. Examples of these events include debates in Lisbon, Seville, Vilnius, Cambridge, Princeton or Sciences Po Paris.

It also publishes articles in international press to explain the political situation in Catalonia; awards grants; organizes an Executive Master’s degree in Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs; organizes meetings with foreign members of parliaments to promote debate on the question of the “right to decide”; invites well-known figures from different fields of work or studies to visit Catalonia; participates in electoral observation missions; aids civil society organizations carrying out activities abroad; prepares informative documents explaining key aspects of everything related to Catalonia; and carries out digital diplomacy with activity on social networks - especially Twitter.

DIPLOCAT also gives the annual Catalan Business Diplomacy Award, aimed at recognizing those companies which identify themselves or their products and services as Catalan. The award was first created in 2013 by DIPLOCAT working together with PIMEC. It has been won by Aranow (2013), Scytl (2014) and Moritz (2015).

Composition

The following public bodies constitute the Public Diplomacy Council:

Public institutions
  • Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan government)
  • City halls of Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, Tarragona and Vielha e Mijaran
  • Catalan association of municipalities and counties (Associació Catalana de Municipis i Comarques)
  • Federation of the municipalities of Catalonia (Federació de Municipis de Catalunya)
    • Financial, economic and business bodies
  • Federation of Catalan savings banks (Federació Catalana de Caixes d'Estalvis)
  • General Board of the Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Catalonia
  • Association of small and medium-sized businesses (PIMEC)
  • Employers’ association ( Foment del Treball Nacional)
  • Multi-sector business association
  • Foundation of private businesses (FemCAT)
  • Confederation of Catalan cooperatives
  • Comissions Obreres de Catalunya (trade union)
  • Unió General de Treballadors de Catalunya (trade union)
    • Social and sport bodies
  • Federation of Catalan third sector social bodies (Taula d'Entitats del Tercer Sector Social de Catalunya)
  • FB Barcelona
    • Universities, business schools and academic centres
  • Universities of Catalunya
  • EADA Business School
  • Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (BGSE)
  • Barcelona Institute of International Studies (Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals IBEI)

    • References

    Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia Wikipedia
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