FEDERACION ESPAÑOLA DE MUNICIPIOS Y PROVINCIAS

The rent and rehabilitation focus the priorities of the 2012 Housing

The Government will consider priority aids and rehabilitation of rental properties in the Housing and Rehabilitation Plan for 2009-2012, according to the adjustment made by the Minister of Housing, Beatriz Corredor, the Housing Sector Conference, held earlier today, which was attended by the President of the FEMP, Pedro Castro.

The Government approves the new e-Civil Registration

The Council of Ministers approved, for submission to the Courts, the Draft Law on Civil Registry, which will replace physical books by a common electronic database. A significant aspect of the new record is that the City acted not only as receivers and transmitters of applications, but also as actors in the management of cases and civil marriages.

The municipalities increase their level of transparency, according to the 2010 ITA

The Spanish city have increased significantly the level of transparency, according to the 2010 report published by Transparency International in Spain. The Consistory of Bilbao, Gijón, Ponferrada, Puerto de Santa Maria, Sabadell and Sant Cugat del Vallés have obtained the highest score and 15 the rating of excellent. Overall, the average score of the municipalities ...

Maria Moliner Award for Reading Promotion

The Aug. 6 is the deadline for municipalities less than 50,000 people present their projects to encourage reading in the context of the campaign Award Maria Moliner, summoning the Ministry of Culture, the FEMP and Coca Cola Foundation Juan Manuel Sainz de Vicuna.

Spanish Local Governments create a platform for Haiti's recovery

This morning the FEMP was established in the Platform of Spanish Local Governments for the recovery of Haiti, "an initiative by the Development Cooperation Committee and approved by the Executive Committee in order to facilitate coordination of actions in support the reconstruction of this country and its local institutions.