Illa has visited a hundred municipalities and traveled 7,250 kilometers in Catalonia during his first year as president of the Generalitat.

The Baix Llobregat region is the area Illa has visited the most times, a total of 21. He is followed by Barcelonès with 15, and Vallès Oriental and Occidental with 10 each.

The President of the Generalitat (Catalan Government), Salvador Illa, has visited 97 Catalan municipalities in his first year as head of the government. According to data from the Department of the Presidency, he has traveled 7,252.5 kilometers across Catalonia (one way) in the 136 different activities he has carried out, including institutional visits (86), events (43), and meetings with organizations (7). Baix Llobregat is the region Illa has visited most often (21), followed by Barcelonès (15), Vallès Oriental and Vallès Occidental (10), Tarragonès (7), and Bages, Osona, and Baix Ebre (5). In addition, the leader of the Government has also made 16 visits within Spain and nine abroad. In total, he has met with 612 organizations.

Regarding public events, Illa has carried out 805 activities, including 288 institutional events , 286 public meetings, 131 institutional visits, 46 meetings of the Executive Council, 27 activities in Parliament, and 27 media interviews and interventions or speeches at various events. The data covers the period between his inauguration on August 8, 2024, and July 23 of this year.

AND Regarding the criteria used when choosing visits, the Secretary of Local Governments and Relations with Aran, Xavier Amor, explained to ACN that in many cases the choice of municipalities is "personal and on the president's own initiative," and that they also receive requests from the town councils.

The secretary emphasized that Illa had already visited "virtually the entire country" when he was leader of the opposition, traveling more than 25,000 kilometers. He added that the president often "expressly" wants to address specific issues that mayors brought to his attention during this previous term.

After visiting the municipality, Amor said that the president forwards the demands and commitments made to his office, and they hold an initial discussion with the city councils. Afterward, he explained, these demands are forwarded to the various departments, and individuals are designated to follow up.

He also noted that "a new task has been given" to the directors of local government territorial services and government delegates, which is to monitor, "often in person," the municipalities to see how these demands are progressing. "We are closely monitoring these issues and are updated every two weeks," he emphasized.