The Government announces a meeting between Isla and King Charles III in London.
They are expected to sign a collaboration agreement on the circular economy during a series of conferences.
BarcelonaSalvador Illa travels to London this Wednesday. He will participate in the annual event of the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA), an organization founded by King Carlos III that works to promote the circular economy. Within the framework of this event, the Catalan government announced that the president will formalize a "strategic collaboration" with the CBA, which will serve to "promote the fight against climate change and support the ecological transition" of the Catalan economy, although no specific actions of this alliance have been detailed at this time. During the afternoon, when the CBA event will take place, the executive explains that Isla will meet with King Carlos III.
The government says the event is planned to include a "reception with King Carlos III" and that Isla will "hold a meeting" at the Saint Jaimes Palace. The alliance with the British organization will emphasize the prevention and fight against forest fires, according to the government. In fact, in Catalonia, the CBA already supports the Center for Forestry Science and Technology of Catalonia, one of the main forestry research centers in the country, and also collaborates with the La Caixa Foundation conceptualizing a European center in Cap Roig that supports actions that promote the ecological transition.
Isla's trip to London comes after the president met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on October 1. "It has been very exciting," said the president, who was in Italy for the Millennium of MontserratIn that case, the head of the Catalan government held a private audience with the new pontiff, becoming the first state official to be received since his appointment. According to government sources, the meeting with King Charles III will not take place in the same format, but they will be able to "discuss" the new collaboration.