Catalan police to receive €1.6bn funding from Spain between 2024 and 2030
3,000 additional Mossos d'Esquadra officers will join force in coming years after Catalan and Spanish governments agree deal
The Catalan government has reached an agreement with Spain regarding the financing of the Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra. With the new accord, the force will receive a total of €1.6 billion between 2024 and 2030.
Catalonia’s economy minister, Natàlia Mas, called the deal "a success" and "a financial guarantee" that will secure the Mossos for the next seven years.
With the deal, the Mossos d’Esquadra will add 3,000 officers to its force, bringing it to a total of 22.000 by 2030.
The deal is one of the demands made by Esquerra Republicana to the Spanish Socialist Party in exchange for voting in Pedro Sánchez as prime minister in November. It is based on an agreement made in 2021 by Catalonia’s Security Council, a body of Spanish and Catalan government officials, which will only now come into effect.
"With this measure, we see how our demands for the investiture [of Sánchez] are starting to become tangible," said Natàlia Mas.
The first installment of €93.5 million will be paid in 2024.