The segregation process of Bellaterra has entered its final phase, with the deadline of January 7, 2026, to submit the technical reports to the Generalitat de Catalunya, the body that must make the final decision. The vote took place in an extraordinary plenary session marked by tension, with banners and the presence of about seventy residents in Plaça de Maragall.
The motion, presented by the opposition (Gent per Bellaterra and ERC), requested that the working commission include representatives from all groups, the non-attached councilor Maria Jesús Cornellana, and the neighborhood collective Bellaterra és Sant Cugat. The proposal was rejected by the five votes of Bellaterra Endavant.
“"Bellaterra has its own identity."
The president of the EMD, Josep Maria Riba (Endavant per Bellaterra), defended that his group maintains the commitment to the neighborhood mandate arising from the signature collection in 2019, when 61% of the population signed in favor of the annexation. Riba committed to submitting the final report to a vote on December 29, despite having the authority to sign it without further endorsement.
The involved city councils are also advancing their schedules. The Cerdanyola City Council plans an institutional declaration on Thursday, December 18, while the Sant Cugat City Council will address the annexation request in a plenary session on December 24.
