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Catalan Parliament Appeals Ruling That Struck B2 Catalan Rule for Official Drivers

The chamber moves to shield its hiring rules to head off a precedent across Catalonia's public administration.

Overview

  • The chamber’s governing board, which agreed Tuesday, will file a cassation appeal to try to preserve its authority to require B2 Catalan for driver posts.
  • The TSJC had voided the B2 demand—an intermediate level often reached at the end of secondary school—after a challenge by Convivència Cívica Catalana, saying the job needs only B1.
  • Parliament says completed hiring remains valid because the finished selection chose drivers who already held B2 certification.
  • Leaders also plan to amend the ERGI, an internal statute with the force of law, to give a firmer legal basis for keeping the B2 requirement.
  • President Josep Rull warns the ruling could unsettle language rules across the Generalitat, pointing to recent court orders on symbols as a sign of growing friction.