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  Industry | 5/28/2026

  Hereu defends electrification as the axis of mobility of the future and announces the call for €9 M in aid to business clusters

  The Minister of Industry and Tourism has highlighted the set of support instruments put in place in recent years, such as the PERTE VEC, which has already granted more than 2.7 billion euros. Hereu has highlighted the key role of public-private collaboration and the adaptability of the automotive components sector to lead the mobility of the future. Aid to IBGs is articulated through 3 lines of financing: support to the operation of the Innovative Business Group; feasibility studies; and R+D projects contributing to strategic autonomy, digital transformation and ecologic transition.

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  Industry | 5/28/2026

  Spain calls for the acceleration and strengthening of European industrial policy in the face of the persistence of its challenges with proportionate and balanced measures

  The Secretary of State for Industry participated today in the Competitiveness Council of the European Union to defend a European industrial policy based on industrial resilience and open strategic autonomy. The Secretary of State supports the proposal of the Industrial Accelerator Act as a lever to strengthen competitiveness, but has assured that the balance must be found in the proposal to guarantee an effective industrial contribution. For his part, the Secretary of State has assured that urgent measures must be prioritized for sectors such as ceramics, fertilizers, the chemical industry or aluminum.

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  Tourism | 5/28/2026

  The seats expected on international flights for June are around 13.1 million, 7.1% more than a year ago

  Among the main emitting markets, Italy experiences the highest growth, with an increase of 12% The United States moderates the growth of seating capacity with 2.7% Again this month the remarkable acceleration of Poland is highlighted, with a growth projection of more than 30%

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  Industry | 5/25/2026

  Industry calls for grants worth €11.9M to offset energy bill charges to electro-intensive companies

  This aid is a strategic instrument designed to protect the Spanish industry with high energy consumption. The new call, of an annual nature, has a figure higher than last year's funds due to the charges that can be subsidized. This support is part of the Statute of Electrointensive Consumers.

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  Tourism | 5/25/2026

  Jordi Hereu attends the official reopening of the Parador de Olite (Navarre), after a comprehensive refurbishing in which €8.6 M have been invested

  The remodelling works have lasted 17 months and have served to improve the energy efficiency, the comfort of the guests and the enhancement of the monumentality of the building Of the 8.6 million euros invested in the remodelling of the Parador de  Olite-Erriberri, Turespaña has provided 600,000 euros and the rest has been provided by Paradores In addition to the Minister of Industry and Tourism, the Secretary of State of Tourism, Rosario Sánchez Grau, and the president of Paradores have attended the event The Ministry of Industry and Tourism has invested in Navarra more than 86 million euros in 31 projects related to sustainability, digitalisation or historical heritage