The Santa Perpètua de Mogoda City Council has received recognition from the Catalan Federation of Municipalities (FCM) and the Pi i Sunyer Foundation for various innovative practices developed by the council, which serve as an example for other Catalan municipalities.
The award ceremony took place on October 9th at the Tarragona Trade and Congress Fair Palace. Santa Perpètua was one of the 89 Catalan city councils honored during the celebration of the FCM's 45th anniversary. The selected best practices are compiled in a book published annually.
During the event, the president of the Carles Pi i Sunyer Foundation, Josep Mayoral, highlighted the importance of these initiatives as a source of innovation and permanent knowledge.
Among the highlighted Perpetuenc projects incorporated into the Best Practices Bank are the podcast SPM, a sound portrait of our city! and Mi(g)rades (2025), the special edition of the Newsletter on childhood and adolescence for World Children's Rights Day (2024), the Children's Municipal Council (CIM) adapted to Covid-19, the Baobab educational program, and the Compraprop project (2021), as well as other editions of the CIM, the Curricular Diversification Project, and the Open Environment Facilitators (DIMO).
The FCM event, attended by the mayor of Santa Perpètua, Joan Carles Mingueza, concluded with an address by the Minister of the Presidency of the Generalitat, Albert Dalmau. Dalmau emphasized the current challenges of building a dignified and respectful society and the crucial role of municipalities in the country's progress.
