FEDERACION ESPAÑOLA DE MUNICIPIOS Y PROVINCIAS

The Councils may raise the State Administration initiatives Consumption through a new cooperation body

Local corporations may raise consumer policy initiatives the Administration of the State through a permanent body for cooperation. The creation of this body envisaged in the Partnership Framework Agreement signed today between the National Consumer Institute (INC), an agency under the Ministry of Health and Social Policy, and the FEMP.

The Government and the FEMP funding boost tourism projects in Spanish municipalities

The Government and the FEMP funding boost tourism projects in Spanish municipalities, under the Spanish Tourism Plan Horizon 2020. This was announced by the Secretary of State for Tourism, Joan Mesquida, after a meeting with members of the Tourism Commission of the FEMP, in Madrid.

Pedro Castro claims the right of the municipalities to participate where state policies are discussed

The President of the FEMP, Pedro Castro, has claimed the right of local governments to be present where state policies are discussed as the next Conference of Presidents, and has accused the autonomous communities to agree to bar their way to the municipalities

Internet Television for Local Governments

The FEMP and the European Foundation for the Information Society signed an agreement that will launch IPTV in 30 town councils

The Government explained to the FEMP's new 2010 Local Investment Fund

The FEMP Executive Committee, chaired by the Mayor of Getafe, Pedro Castro, has held a working meeting with representatives of the Government to specify performance criteria and goals of the resources provided under the State Local Investment Fund for Sustainability and Employment, worth 5,000 million euros