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  Industry | 5/7/2026

  Industry awards 128,8 M€ to 107 projects within the Industrial Value Chain Drive Program

  Outstanding awards such as those of Renault in Palencia with two projects totaling 10.6 million euros, the company Noel de Girona, with 7.9 million, Aluminios Cortizo de A Coruña with 7 million, or Frutas del Segre in Lleida with 4.9 million euros. The Industrial Value Chain Drive (CVI) program aims to strengthen the competitiveness of Spanish industry by facilitating its transition to a more innovative, sustainable and digitalized economy.

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  Tourism | 5/7/2026

  The Government grants the celebration of the Moors and Christians of Elda the distinction of Festival of International Tourist Interest
  

  Culture, tradition and citizen participation have been the keys of the international recognition granted by the Ministry This distinction, the 16th Festival of International Tourist Interest that the Valencian Community achieves, reinforces the positioning of the municipality of Elda as a tourist and cultural reference of the region The Secretary of State of Tourism, Rosario Sánchez, has thanked all the citizens of Elda for their involvement “in a unique celebration that attracts thousands of visitors to live acts that show the cultural richness that there is in our country” The festivities last five days, around the first Sunday of June.

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  Tourism | 5/5/2026

  The Ministry of Industry and Tourism advances in the deployment of its 2030 Tourism Strategy with the elaboration of the Biennial Plan 2026-2027

  The new Biennial Plan 2026-2027 will prioritize key measures to advance the sustainability and competitiveness of the tourism sector. Practically all the Government is involved in the implementation of a Transversal Strategy, with 50 measures and 148 specific instruments. The Biennial Plan schedules measures for destinations, companies, workers, residents and tourists.

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  Industry | 5/5/2026

  The Ministry of Industry and Tourism and the General Council of Lawyers sign an agreement to support entrepreneurs

  The signed agreement, which does not entail economic content for either party, has a duration of four years. The network of Entrepreneur Service Points consists of more than 4,500 physical points, between public and private. The Entrepreneur Service Points (PAE) are offices that provide services to entrepreneurs, such as the creation, cessation or transfer of companies.

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  Tourism | 5/5/2026

  The expenditure of international tourists exceeds 9,600 M€ in March, 5.4% more

  The number of international tourists in the third month of the year amounts to 6.8 million, an increase of 3.3% compared to 2025 The average expenditure per traveler and the average daily expenditure also grew in March: the first one amounts to 1,411 euros, 2.1% more, and the second one does it 4.8% up to 198 euros In the accumulated of the first quarter of the year, expenditure has increased by 6.3% compared to the same quarter of last year, up to 25 billion; in this period, the arrival of international tourists has grown by 2.5%, up to 17.5