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  Tourism | 1/16/2026

  Tourism employment grew by 2.4% in December, reaching 2.75 million, and closed out a record-breaking 2025 for employment in the industry.

  In December 2025, the number of workers in tourism-related activities grew in absolute terms by 64,334 The number of salaried workers in tourism increased by 2.7% in December, and the number of self-employed workers rose by 0.8% In December, the year-on-year increase in the number of workers that began in June 2021 continued In relation to the labour market of the country as a whole, tourism employment accounts for 12.7% of the total number of people registered in the Social Security system

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  Industry | 11/25/2025

  Minister Jordi Hereu informs UGT FICA that the Government's commitment to electrification goes hand in hand with defending productive capacities

  Hereu highlighted the key role that the Plan Auto 2030, which will be presented in the coming days, will play in underpinning a process that Spain has the capacity to lead in Europe and worldwideThe Minister of Industry and Tourism listened to the proposals put forward by the leaders of UGT FICA and the vehicle manufacturing plants in Spain, and thanked them for their commitment to the electrification process‘Turning back would be an industrial mistake,’ said Minister Hereu, referring to electrification, at the meeting held this afternoon at the Ministry of Industry and Tourism

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  Tourism | 11/21/2025

  The Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu, visits the development of tourism sustainability actions to preserve and enhance the Parador de Tortosa.
  

  Hereu has visited the Parador in Tarragona, which will close to the public in autumn 2026 (and until approximately mid-2028) to improve, modernise and make the establishment more sustainableThe planned works will complement the work that is currently ongoing, which will be completed in the first quarter of 2026In total, the Parador de Tortosa has received an investment of €14.3 million from the Ministry of Industry and Tourism. Minister Jordi Hereu has highlighted the need for the public sector to continue funding initiatives that help to preserve and improve the rich local and national heritage

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  Industry | 11/20/2025

  Hereu highlights the potential of biotransformation to drive the circular economy and industrial innovation

  The Government reiterates its commitment to innovation and the circular economy to boost specialised employment and industrial competitivenessThe Dapibus biotransformation centre in Abrera has received half a million euros in aid from the Ministry

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  Industry | 11/19/2025

  Hereu highlights the Defence industry's contribution to the Spanish economy

  According to the minister, we are in the midst of a very special moment, due to the significant investments committed to major programmes and the role that the EU will play in supporting the consolidation of the European defence industry.Hereu recalled that the Ministry of Industry is working to support and assist Spanish companies. He cited the example of SAPA, which has been awarded more than €90 million in various programmes managed by this ministry.This year, the Government launched an Industrial and Technological Plan for Security and Defence in response to the international geopolitical context, the emergence of new hybrid threats and the rethinking of the Atlantic alliance, which includes a wide range of measures.Among the measures included in the Plan is the launch of new Special Modernisation Programmes. Currently, 31 programmes have been approved, worth €14.422 billion for the period 2025-2032.