Overview
- The inaugural session was held on Nov. 6 at Madrid’s Círculo de Bellas Artes, organized by EL PERIÓDICO in partnership with beBartlet.
- PSOE’s María Márquez and PP’s Juan Carlos Caballero took part in a moderated conversation led by Albert Sáez and Nacho Corredor.
- Both participants emphasized listening as the basis for rebuilding trust, with Márquez citing “perceptual relativity” and Caballero underscoring municipal, close-to-citizen politics.
- Albert Sáez acknowledged media responsibility for polarization and argued that newspapers should host platforms where audiences can “know the other.”
- The event gathered political, institutional, business and civil-society leaders, included a call from Council of State president Carmen Calvo to “dig deeper,” and yielded no policy deals as the series focuses on ongoing dialogue.