On 21 January 2006, Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Catalan Leader of the Opposition Artur Mas arrived at a pre-agreement about nation definition and financing in the current project of statute.
O 21 de xaneiro de 2006 o presidente do Goberno español, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE), e o líder da oposición de Cataluña, Artur Mas (CiU), chegaron a un acordo previo respecto da definición de nación do proxecto de estatuto e do modelo de financiamento.