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  Tourism | 5/6/2024

  Rosario Sánchez Grau sworn in as Secretary of State for Tourism

  Jordi Hereu: "With her incorporation into our team, we'll keep pushing for the sustainable transformation of the sector, doubling down on Spain's leadership in tourism." Rosario Sánchez Grau served as the Government Delegate in the Balearic Islands and as the Minister of Finance and Foreign Relations for the Government of the Balearic Islands during the 2019-2023 term.

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  Industry | 4/29/2024

  Rebeca Torró: “The Government is going to make the most out of every euro of European funds to reindustrialise Spain ”
  

  For the State Secretary for Industry, the future of the Spanish economy involves strengthening the industrial fabric, accelerating the energy transition, the decarbonising processes, going for digitalisation and promoting our strategic autonomy. Rebeca Torró assures that the 8 billion euro budget managed by her department to reindustrialise Spain "will be distributed to strategic and transformative sectors, seeking a balance between social and territorial cohesion as well as the industrial reality of this country." Rebeca Torró emphasises that “the efficient management of European funds provides us with the opportunity to increase the competitiveness of our productive sectors as well as to lead the fourth industrial revolution”
  

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  Tourism | 4/29/2024

  Spain once again positions itself as one of the favourite destinations for international tourists for the summer of 2024

  
  
  

  Turespaña publishes the Summer Trend Reports of the main 25 markets that send tourism to Spain with data and analysis that anticipate the tourism trends of these markets Hereu: “Trends for summer invite optimism, while trying to avoid complacency. After a great winter season, not a low one, we hope to complete a second half of the year that equals and even exceeds that of 2023.” The indicators for the main tourist issuing markets such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy are showing signs of a good performance for the summer months. The increase in Spain-China connectivity for the 2024 summer season, +49.8%, is the most significant growth among competing destinations
  
  

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  Industry | 4/26/2024

  Jordi Hereu visits the Reig Jofre pharmaceutical plant in Sant Joan Despí

  This company is one of the 17 firms selected by Europe to guarantee essential drugs.  Among the facilities that the minister has visited, the new injectables plant is a particular standout for being one of the most advanced in Europe regarding pharmaceutical production.

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  Industry | 4/24/2024

  Hereu announces that the future Industry Law will regulate the necessary mechanisms to ensure the supply of strategic resources such as healthcare

  The minister stresses that Spain is committed to specific European financing that ensures the production capacity and distribution of strategic resources. The Alliance will function as a consultative mechanism to determine priorities for action as well as for proposing solutions that will strengthen the supply of medicine in the EU. Spain has been fully committed to creating this partnership and will help boost industrial revitalisation within the EU.