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The mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, today attended as special guest at the meeting of the Governing Council of the Autonomous Community, which was held at the Palace Hall Cartagena chaired by the president, Ramón Luis Valcárcel.
This is the second time the Council was held in Cartagena and have tried various regional issues, including the enhancement of tourism in the port city as a catalyst for the local economy.
Since the government we have worked for economic diversification to cope with potential crises, and when we live in today we need actions are directed towards strengthening the tourism sector, said Pilar Barreiro.
Thus, with a sun and beach tourism which has become, will now focus efforts on environmental tourism, for which it is proposed to hold two separate plans for the Mar Menor Uses and Calblanque Regional Park, and congress tourism, the construction of the auditorium.
Just after the meeting, Mayor and President of the Autonomous Region have checked the progress of works in the building at the port.
The Auditorium is a basic infrastructure for a city that relies much of its development precisely in tourism.
It has a total capacity of 2600 people in two rooms (1,500 and 500) and four meeting rooms.
To date, it has executed about 80% of current budget (which is 34 million euros). At present there is progress in the installation of the panels that cover and will soon perform the last recruitment for sound equipment , furniture and urbanization of the plot (which will be in conjunction with the Arqua).
Furthermore, another issue discussed in the Governing Council and affect Cartagena is the AVE and its arrival in the city.
The mayor has assured that this is a major issue for us, also in tourism, and so we will maintain our advocacy and lobbying the Ministry.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL
Among other topics he has discussed the Governing Council at its meeting today, stressed the start of the first National Quality and Modernization of the Regional Administration, with an investment of 910,266 euros and the execution of 80 specific actions in the nine ministries.
In addition, it has also announced the signing of a cooperation protocol between the Region of Murcia and Ceuta to enhance the institutional, economic, social, cultural and tourism between the two territories.
Finally, we took stock of the Plans and Copla Infomur.
With respect to the first, from 1 January until August 24 have died a total of 87 forest fires, representing a decrease of 66% compared to 2008.
As for Surveillance and Rescue Plan Beaches and Rescue at Sea (couplet), the operation has deployed from 15 June to 24 August a total of 22,853 performances, representing an increase of 13.27% over the same period last year.
In point of rescue, the occurrence of the 370 people, of which 14 were to result in death (two drowned and the other twelve cardiac arrests).
PROTOCOL AGAINST THE FLU
After the Governing Council, the Minister of Education, Eduardo Sotoca, and the Minister of Health, María Ángeles Palacios, have submitted a joint protocol of measures to prevent and report on influenza A, which will be launched in early September directed to teachers, students and parents.
In any case, rule modify the start of the course as a preventive measure, so that stays on 14 September for Infant and Primary and Secondary School on the 16th.
The Minister of Education also announced it would hold informational meetings with the heads of all schools, parents associations and trade union forces, and distributed leaflets on preventive measures against influenza A, with general information about the disease, symptoms, ways transmission and prevention and personal hygiene.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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