Presentation of the Barcelona Migration and Refuge Observatory

Date: September 30, 2025

Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Location: La Farinera del Clot auditorium (Gran Vía de les Corts Catalanes, 837)

4:30 p.m.: Doors open

4:00 p.m.: Welcome. Sonia Fuertes, Commissioner for Social Action, Barcelona City Council.

4:10 p.m.: Presentation of the Migration and Refuge Observatory: key data. Albert Sales, Metropolitan Territory Institute.

4:50 p.m.: Round table discussion: “From data to public policy: how do we respond to new challenges?”

Blanca Garcés, CIDOB.

Clara Balaguer, SAIER. Barcelona City Council.

Abdellatif El Bekkari, ACCEM. Moderator: Xavier Cubells, Director of Immigration and Refugee Services, Barcelona City Council.

5:50 p.m.: Open discussion

6:20 p.m.: Closing remarks. Raquel Gil, Deputy Mayor for Social Rights, Economic Promotion, Labor, Feminism, and Democratic Memory, Barcelona City Council.

6:30 p.m.: End of event