Catalan Minister for the EU and Foreign Action 1st official visit to London.
Photographic documentation; January 2025.
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The Minister for the European Union and Foreign Action, Jaume Duch, on his first official trip to London.
Meeting with Pedro Serrano, the European Union Ambassador to the UK, to discuss the evolving relationship between both sides post-Brexit.
Visit Imperial College’s exhibition ‘Barcelona Air-Raid Shelters, by Anna Sanchez.
Public reception at the Catalonia House: a cornerstone of Catalan external affairs.
Visited the London Catalan School to learn about the centre’s work and meet with the educative community, including families and teaching staff.
Meeting with ACCIÓ’s UK Business Ambassadors Network, identifying strategic areas for Catalonia’s economic ecosystem and analysing opportunities for internationalising Catalan companies in the UK.
Duch met with the heads of all Catalan institutions based in London: Francesc Claret, Head of the Delegation of the Catalan Government to the UK and Ireland; Òscar Martí, director of ACCIÓ’s office; Mar Pérez, director of the Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC); Marc Dueñas, director of Institut Ramon Llull (IRL); and Sara Plans from the Catalan Tourist Board (ACT)..
During the visit, Duch met with José Pascual Marco, Spain’s ambassador to the UK, and Gonzalo García, the embassy’s economic advisor.
Duch met with Eduardo Barrachina, president of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the UK, and Igor Urra and Nacho Morais, secretary general and treasurer, respectively.
Read more at the GENCAT website.
All photographic images © Pau Ros 2025.