The president and the director of ICIP (International Catalan Institute for Peace), Xavier Masllorens and Kristian Herbolzheimer, respectively, appeared before the Commission on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, Institutional Relations and Transparency of the Parliament of Catalonia on Thursday to present the institution\u2019s Activity Report for the years 2017 and 2018.
\nIn his address, the President called for \u201cthe political, organizational and operational autonomy of ICIP,\u201d and urged parliamentary groups and peace organizations to strengthen their relationship with the institution: \u201cTrust in ICIP, make ICIP your Peace Institute, use it to learn about issues related to peace and conflict,\u201d said Masllorens.
\nFor his part, the director of ICIP emphasized the \u201cgreat potential impact of the institution in Catalonia and beyond\u201d and \u201cthe desire to strengthen alliances and collaboration with social, institutional and academic actors.\u201d He also talked about creating synergies at different levels: \u201cWe are faced with the challenge of gaining everyone\u2019s trust,\u201d Herbolzheimer told the parliamentary groups. In this sense, the director of ICIP highlighted the work that the institution has done to promote social and political dialogue in Catalonia, in a context of increasing polarization. This work is based on \u201cCaReS\u201d: Curiosity to understand different positions, Respect for people regardless of their ideas, and Self-criticism, because no one owns the absolute truth.
\nFor their part, the spokespersons for the parliamentary groups present on the Commission praised the extensive work carried out by ICIP, despite budget constraints. Ciutadans representative Susana Beltran thanked ICIP for its efforts to include the full range of perspectives when addressing the Catalan conflict, but she regretted that political parties do not exercise more direct control over the election of the institution\u2019s Governing Board members. She also referred to a lack of an \u201cintegrated perspective\u201d in ICIP\u2019s highest decision-making body.
\nRepresentative Ferran Pedret, speaking in the name of the Socialist group, emphasized ICIP\u2019s work towards becoming a \u201cleading international institution.\u201d ERC representative Ruben Wagensberg praised ICIP\u2019s work as a \u201cgenerator of opinion and rigor,\u201d while the representative for Junts per Catalunya, Francesc de Dalmases, highlighted ICIP\u2019s efforts to establish international alliances and increase networking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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