# Salvador Illa begins two-day visit to Brussels 12 October 2026 at 19:23 > President Salvador Illa meets EU leaders to discuss industrial policy and housing during his third institutional trip to Brussels. **Salvador Illa**, President of the Generalitat, begins a two-day institutional visit to Brussels this Tuesday, 13 October 2026. Accompanied by EU and Foreign Action Minister **Jaume Duch**, Illa will meet European Commission President **António Costa** and **Teresa Ribera**. The itinerary focuses on industrial policy, housing, and the Common Agricultural Policy for 2028-2034. Illa will address the **Committee of the Regions** on the Industrial Acceleration Act and participate in the European Bridges forum with Andreu Mas-Colell. This marks Illa's third trip to Brussels since taking office. Despite previous meetings and the Supreme Court lifting Carles Puigdemont's arrest warrant following the ratified amnesty, no meeting is scheduled between the President and Puigdemont this week. [#SalvadorIlla]() #Brussels [#EuropeanCommission]() #Generalitat #EUIndustrialPolicy ## Related news ## [Feijóo to back Hernández de Cos for ECB presidency]() 15 October 2026 at 12:05 ## [EU urges faster migrant returns from Ceuta]() 13 October 2026 at 19:51 ## [Jordi Hereu named PSC candidate for general election]() 11 October 2026 at 13:34 ## [EU selects 46 strategic raw materials projects]() 10 October 2026 at 14:23 ## [Catalan Parliament rejects joint housing plan]() 1 October 2026 at 19:52