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  Industry | 7/9/2026

  ‘We move Europe’, the slogan under which the National Congress of Industry strengthens the strategic role of Spanish industry

  The 9th edition of the National Industry Congress will highlight the contribution of Spanish industry to a more competitive, innovative and autonomous Europe This Congress plans to bring together in Avilés about 1,000 face-to-face attendees, more than 100 expert speakers and more than 40 round tables, debates and conferences

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  Industry | 7/8/2026

  Jordi Hereu presents the Profarma Plan to strengthen Spain’s pharmaceutical leadership

  The event brought together representatives of the Administration, the industry and the scientific field in two round tables focused on the assessment of more than three decades of the program and on the future challenges of the public-private collaboration The Minister of Industry and Tourism has reaffirmed the commitment of the Government with an industry that generates an added value equivalent to 2% of the national GDP and constitutes one of the main engines of innovation of the Spanish economy The 2025 edition of the plan has counted with the participation of 54 pharmaceutical companies, of which 43 have been beneficiaries, consolidating the interest of the industry for an initiative that has been considered a reference to boost industrial competitiveness and pharmaceutical innovation in Spain

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  Industry | 7/7/2026

  Industry extends CO2 support to more than 20 new industrial sectors and strengthens protection against carbon leakage

  The amendment incorporates new industrial activities, such as chemistry, glass, ceramics, textiles, wood and batteries, and increases the maximum grant intensity for the sectors already benefiting up to 80% The reform adapts the Spanish regulations to the recent update of the European guidelines on state grants linked to the emission rights trading system These measures are an addition to the effort made by the Government to support the electrointensive industry. In the call for proposals for 2025 alone, 600 million euros were allocated to offset the indirect costs of CO2

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  Tourism | 7/6/2026

  Jordi Hereu advances that international tourists will spend about €64,000 M his summer, 10% more than in 2025

  During the months of June, July, August and September it is expected that around 43 million international tourists will arrive in our country, 6% more than in the same period of 2025 The Minister of Industry and Tourism has announced these forecasts today at a press conference, in which he has valued the extraordinary resilience of the Spanish tourist industry in the midst of an uncertain global geoeconomic context The minister has pointed out that, despite the international crisis, the transformation of the tourist model has not stopped  This summer, the tourists’ expenditure will grow over the number of tourist, which reinforces the effectiveness of the polices implemented in the last years, reflected in the 2030 Tourism Strategy of Spain, in effect since the end of 2025 The forecast also advance that the international tourists’ expenditure during the summer months in the communities that are traditionally less visited will be higher, in growth rate, than in those that are main destinations, which reinforces the tendency towards destination decentralisation

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  Industry | 7/2/2026

  Hereu strengthens his commitment to SMEs with the updating of the 2030 Strategic Framework

  In the State Council of the SME, a report has been presented that confirms that business delinquency continues above legal limits, while the public sector already meets the established payment deadlines. The new Strategic Framework on SME Policy 2030 boosts the competitiveness of SMEs through six key axes: growth, talent, financing, innovation and digitalization, sustainability and internationalization.