On 6 and 7 June, the end‑of‑year in‑person meeting of the Regional Council was held at the Divina Pastora house in Madrid, with the presence of around 40 Salesian Cooperators. Convened by Borja Pérez, World Councillor for the Region until last May and World Coordinator since 9 May, the meeting gathered the seven provincial coordinators of the region, the provincial delegates, several provincial councillors, and the members of the Regional Secretariat (SER).

On Saturday morning, the annual report of the SER and the seven provinces was presented, in a year marked by the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Association, accompanied by numerous initiatives at regional, provincial and local levels. In the afternoon, the Council agreed to hold a Regional Congress on 7 and 8 November in Madrid, where a new World Councillor for the region will be elected, replacing Borja Pérez, who concludes his service of animation in the Region following his appointment as World Coordinator. Afterwards, the experience of the VI World Congress was reviewed, with particular attention to the future and to the programmatic lines for the next six‑year period. The day ended with a reflection on economic solidarity, after which a group of participants joined the Vigil with Pope Leo XIV together with more than half a million young people in the streets of Madrid.

On Sunday morning, after the presentation of some information on Salesian Cooperation for the Youth of the World, the Council welcomed the National Council of Hogares Don Bosco, which presented its proposal for the renewal of its Ideario, unanimously approved by the Council. The meeting concluded with the Corpus Christi Eucharist presided over by José Carlos Sobejano, Provincial of Santiago el Mayor.

This gathering was once again a rich experience of family and associative communion, projecting us into the future with hope so that we may continue to be leaven in the world we are called to live in.