Andorra General Council Opens Public Parliamentary History Course

The General Council of Andorra has opened the third session of its course *El Consell General d’Andorra: passat i present d’una institució parlamentària europea (segles XIII-XXI)* to the public, in partnership with the University of Andorra. Now in its second edition, the programme aims to bring the country's parliamentary history closer to citizens by exploring the institution's role from the 13th to 21st centuries.

With 25 participants enrolled, the course has exceeded typical attendance for such initiatives, a development welcomed by both the Council and the university. It offers two European credits over 24 hours across eight in-person sessions at the Council's headquarters, running from 30 January to 27 March. The schedule includes lectures, guided tours and a roundtable with figures from Andorra's constitutional process, situating the principality's parliamentary evolution within a broader European context.

At the opening of the public lectures, General Syndic Carles Ensenyat emphasised that the course sheds light on the path that has shaped Andorra as a nation. He described the Council's role as inseparable from the principality's history, preserving elements central to Andorran identity and illustrating how citizens have organised themselves while balancing relations with neighbouring countries.

University of Andorra Rector Juli Minoves praised the strong collaboration with the Council and expressed commitment to continuing the initiative in future editions. He also noted that the university is preparing to publish the course materials for wider access.

Sessions featured presentations by Susanna Vela on the Council's act books, including content analysis and palaeographic techniques; Minoves on the shift to representative regimes; and historian Albert Villaró on institutional history through key texts like the *Manual Digest* and *Politar*.