Background of the Plan
The Economic and Social Strategic Plan for Barcelona was created in 1988 – upon the initiative of Barcelona City Council – with the aim of taking advantage of the impetus given to Barcelona when it was elected to host the Olympic Games and to give continuity to the transformation that this event meant for the city.
In 1990, the first strategic plan was approved with the support of the most relevant economic and social institutions in the territory. It was the first time that such a set of institutions would join forces to create a common project that would serve them as a reference for the future.
Since the year 2000, the PEMB's sphere of action has extended to the entire Barcelona metropolitan area.
June 1988 - First meeting
2nd November 1988 - Constitution of the PEB - General Council
February 1989 - 2nd General Council
1989 - Technical office
1989 - Technical office
1989 - Technical commission on factors of attraction
November 1989 - Creation of the PEB 2000 - Advisory Commission
December 1989 - Exhibition: "Barcelona, the scene of the future"
December 1989 - Exhibition opening
18th March 1990 - Approval of the PEB 2000
May 1990 - Presentation of the PEB
June 1990 - Official presentation of the PEB 2000
1990 - Meeting of C6 cities on the Macroregion
July 1991 - 8th General Council of the PEB 2000
1993 - Meeting of European and American cities
1993 - Meeting of European and American cities
December 1993 - Act of constitution of the CIDEU
November 1994 - Approval of the 2nd Plan
1995 - Travelling exhibition
1995 - Discussion on tourism
December 1995 - Presentation of the book of the 2nd Plan at the MACBA
January 1997 - Signature of the constitution of the Industrial Pact
July 1998 - Technical seminar
May 1999 - Approval of the 3rd Plan
November 1999 - Presentation of the 3rd Plan to the organisations
May 2000 - Technical seminar on immigration
March 2002 - First General Council for the new stage (PEMB)
2002 - Meeting of mayors for the second metropolitan area
February 2003 - Presentation of the Metropolitan Strategic Plan
March 2003 - Approval of the PEMB
2003 - Study trip to Stockholm
2004 - Presentation to the Cercle d'Economia
May 2005 - General Council
2006 - Presentation to the Chamber of Commerce
2006 - Exhibition "Metròpolis Barcelona"
2007 - Coordination office
2007 - Technical seminar
December 2008 - General Council 20th anniversary
2009 - Technical seminar
2010 - Strategic Vision Plan 2020
2012 - Meeting of the Delegate Commission at El Prat Airport
January 2012 - Strategy Commission meeting
2012 - General Council
2014 - Strategic breakfast - Port of Barcelona
2014 - General Council of the PEMB
2015 - Innovation workshop
2015 - Strategic breakfast
July 2016 - Visit by the president of the Regional Planning Association
December 2016 - General Council
2017 - Strategic breakfast
2017 - Provision of Spaces for Economic Activity
2018 - Oficina técnica
2018 - Meeting of the jury for the Beca Santacana grant
2018 - Conference at the UAB
Prominent Events and Dates
1st phase (territorial sphere: Barcelona city)
- 1986 Spain's entry into the European Community
- 1988 Constitution of the Barcelona Strategic Plan Association
- 1990 1st Barcelona Strategic Plan
- 1992 Barcelona organises the Olympic Games
- 1994 2nd Barcelona Strategic Plan
- 1999 3rd Barcelona Strategic Plan
2nd phase (territorial sphere: Barcelona metropolitan area)
- 2003 1st Barcelona Metropolitan Strategic Plan
- 2007 Review of the Metropolitan Strategic Plan
- 2010 Constitution of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB)
- 2010 Barcelona Metropolitan Strategic Plan. Vision 2020