With the primary goal of strengthening ties with the main EU institutions (the European Commission, European Parliament, European Committee of the Regions and European Investment Bank) in the areas of housing and climate –urgent matters linked to European powers and resources– and in line with the municipal government’s priorities for the 2023–2027 term, the general objectives of the Commissioner for European Affairs are to: 

• Strengthen ties with the local governments of major European cities regarding housing and climate agendas.
• Establish the priorities, strategies and actions required to bring housing and climate in major EU cities and metropolitan areas to the centre of political debate, in coordination with the relevant departments of Barcelona City Council.
• Provide support and advice for the City Council's strategic ‘Viure’ (Live) and ‘Clima’ (Climate) plans from a European perspective. 

Although the mandate of the Commissioner for European Affairs is cross-departmental, and taking into account the socio-political context and the opportunities presented by the start of a new European mandate, the main lines of work during the 2023–2027 municipal term will be threefold: (1) the Local Europe initiative; (2) the Mayors for Housing alliance; and (3) the EU Mission 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030. 

In collaboration with different government departments, the Commissioner for European Affairs will also have to promote the priorities of Barcelona and the EU cities it works most closely with, particularly those affiliated to the Mayors for Housing initiative, in order to shape the design of cohesion policy and the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034. The same applies to the new Agenda for Cities, which has become one of the political goals of the new EU government.

It should also be noted that Barcelona’s participation in European projects is a key part of its European strategy as well, with these being coordinated at the municipal level by the Directorate for International Relations.