• The book Pasqual Maragall i l'Europa Pròxima has been presented, a work that revisits the Europeanist, inclusive, and democratic vision of the former President of the Generalitat of Catalonia. Dolors Camats and Airy Maragall highlighted the relevance of the former president's ideas, reclaiming Maragall’s plural left-wing approach to tackle the major challenges facing Catalonia and Europe today.
• The Fundació Catalunya Europa and RBA publishers presented the book Pasqual Maragall i l'Europa Pròxima, which revives the Europeanist vision of Pasqual Maragall, former President of the Generalitat of Catalonia.

The presentation featured a conversation between Enrique Barón and Xavier Vidal-Folch, along with contributions from Dolors Camats, Director of the Fundació Catalunya Europa, and Airy Maragall, President of the same foundation.

Enrique Barón, former President of the European Parliament, and journalist Xavier Vidal-Folch discussed current European issues. Barón also emphasized the enduring relevance of Maragall’s work, “because democracy starts at the local level” and because “he used language as an expression of identity in Europe.”

Dolors Camats opened the event by highlighting the importance of Pasqual Maragall's legacy in European construction. In Maragall’s own words: “We are told too much about the Europe from where we come and too little about the Europe to which we are heading. We are heading towards a strong and yet subsidiary Europe; a strong Europe, but not a fortress; an active Europe, but not invasive, quite the opposite: a defender of diversity and proximity, recognizing cities as the foundation of civilization,” Airy Maragall also recalled.

This vision is more relevant than ever in the face of a Catalonia and Europe confronting common challenges, such as the rise of a far-right that questions the very values of Democracy and threatens peaceful coexistence in society. “We reclaim, now more than ever, the way of governance that characterized him: social and national ambition to reduce inequalities and expand rights, proposals to transform through institutions with societal support, and plural left-wing agreements to make it possible,” said Camats.

Airy Maragall stressed that key aspects of Pasqual Maragall’s vision for Europe remain unresolved or under discussion today, such as the need to give cities more voice, view immigration as a solution rather than a problem, and strengthen the EU’s foundations through enlargement. She also emphasized the need for action on climate change and peacebuilding. “Only with greater political union and a more federal Europe will we be able to face this new period of European construction. A period where we can no longer ask the question, Europe: yes or no? Instead, we must ask ourselves: WHAT KIND OF EUROPE DO WE WANT?”

Finally, Dolors Camats emphasized that the Fundació Catalunya Europa, founded by Pasqual Maragall himself, works for an active Catalan society in European construction, advocating for a European Union with its own identity and a broader democracy. “We work for Catalan society to be an active participant in European construction. For a federal European Union, with its own economic and political identity, and a broader democratic foundation centered on the role of citizens and cities.”