On October 5, in the Saló de Cent of the Barcelona City Council, the CESB-Consell Econòmic i Social plenary session took place in Barcelona. On behalf of the mayor of Barcelona, Raquel Gil, Councilor for Economic Promotion and Employment, welcomed the event. During the event, the socio-economic memory of Barcelona 2020-2022 of the Economic and Social Council of Barcelona was presented, by Mr. Carles Puig de Travy, Dean of the College of Economists of Catalonia and Mrs. Aurora Huerga, on behalf of the CESB executive commission.

Mrs. Maria Nogué, Secretary of the Council, summarised the work carried out and the work in progress in 2023. And the President, Mr Francesc Castellana spoke about the current socio-economic context and set out the lines of work of the Economic and Social Council of Barcelona in 2024. He also dismissed the presidency of the CESB.

From the Foundation we would like to thank Mr Castellana for all the collaboration during his term of office; and wish him every luck in this new stage.

Then there was the evaluations of the social agents and an open turn of words.