The Circle of Economy has decided to address a central issue that sparks debate and even poisons politics: immigration. In an opinion piece, a document through which this organization expresses its views on essential matters, the Circle calls on the PSOE and the PP to reach an agreement to regulate immigration, which, it argues, requires treatment as a matter of national policy. The document, titled The need for a migration policy: production model, integration and social welfareThe Circle criticizes the lack of a "genuine immigration policy" in Catalonia and Spain and the application of "a succession of reactive and fragmented responses," such as the regularization announced by the Spanish government, which it sees as necessary but also as "an acknowledgment of failure, which should not perpetuate past mistakes." One of the Circle's recommendations is to review the "arraigo" (rooting) policy, which is rarely used in other countries and, although conceived as an exception, has become the most common way to obtain residency and employment. Furthermore, it contributes to the precariousness of the labor market, fosters a low-wage economic model in which per capita income does not grow sufficiently, and generates a pull factor that increases irregular immigration. Without specifying how, the Circle advocates "modulating" the entry of immigrants and aligning it with the objective of shifting towards a more productive and less labor-intensive economic model based on low wages.

Teresa Garcia-Milà (Barcelona, ​​1955) has taken over from Jaume Guardiola as the head of the Círculo de Economía (Economics Circle) for the next three years. The economics professor has earned the title of being the first woman to preside over the organization in its 67-year history and asserts that she intends to continue the initiatives developed by the previous board. Garcia-Milà, who has a more academic profile than her predecessors, points to the challenge of productivity and the need to redefine the regional financing model as key pillars for the Catalan economy in the coming years.

A long round of applause resounded in the auditorium of the Círculo de Economía this Monday afternoon. It was a big day for the institution. Guardiola, a long-time executive in the banking sector who has earned the sympathy of the business and institutional sectors over the past three years at the helm of the Círculo, took stock of his three years in office and thanked the board of directors and the committee for their work during the last term. "We have carried out more than 100 activities, many linked to current issues or news [...]. And we have also seen how younger people have become more involved, although in this institution the concept of young "It's relative," Guardiola joked.

The Leitat technology center is undergoing a period of restructuring. After a few difficult years, in which the Vallesan entity It was forced to lay off 114 workers and accumulate debt that made its existence difficult. –which has survived largely thanks to the public injection of almost ten million euros from the Generalitat–, the center now seeks to enter a new era under the leadership of a new president, Ramon Pastor, a long-standing figure in the Catalan technology sector. Furthermore, the Círculo de Economía will have a woman as president for the first time in its history, and Carles Puig de Travy will repeat as dean of the College of Economists of Catalonia. These and many others are some of the main executive signings of the week.

Economics professor Teresa Garcia-Milà was appointed this Thursday as the new president of the Círculo de Economía, replacing Jaume Guardiola. She was the only candidate nominated to lead the institution. The deadline for submitting nominations was this Thursday, June 26, and there was no competition. Garcia-Milà, Elisabet Alier (president of Alier), Jordi Amat (philologist and writer), Maite Barrera (founder of Bluecap), Ignasi Biosca (CEO of Reig Jofre), Núria Cabutí (CEO of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial), Clara Campàs (Clara Campàs), Pilar Conesa (president of Anteverti), Josep Franch (director of investments for southern Europe at Rockfield), Carmina Ganyet (corporate general manager of Inmobiliaria Colonial), Jordi Gual (professor of Economics at IESE), Pau Guardans (CEO of Único Hotels) (director of CIDOB), Osmar Polo (CEO and president of T-Systems Iberia), Marc Puig (president and CEO of Puig), Camino Quiroga (notary), Laura Urquizu (CEO and president of Red Points) and David Vegara (Executive Director-CRO of the Bank, Aspachs Technical Secretary and Xavier Vives will continue to lead the Productivity and Innovation Initiative (IPI).

Economics professor Teresa Garcia-Milà will take over from Jaume Guardiola as president of the Círculo de Economía at the end of June or beginning of July, following the entity's general assembly. She will be the first woman to hold this position in the sixty-seven-year history of this organization, which brings together more than 1,500 businesspeople, executives, and representatives from the economic and social world.