Businessmen advocate “interregional cooperation” to revive Spanish economy

There are many issues that businessmen brought up regarding this working session. 200 people. The focus will be on the following areas: Transport And Logisticsat the same time mobility And energy. from Valencian Businessmen’s Association (AVE), who presides Vicente Boluda, assures that this meeting will serve to “promote cooperation between regions, which is key to making Spain a stronger country with greater capacity for economic and social development.” Madrid is the main market for Valencian Community companies in Spanish territory, and they are so far dependent on Madrid: one third of all property sales transactions and services operated by Valencian companies in Spain.

Key infrastructures

That is why the senior leader of the Valencian autonomous employers’ association CEV, Salvador NavarroHe continues: “All of us who attended the summit know that infrastructure is an important element of competitiveness and that the Government’s investment decisions encourage certain geographical areas if investment is made. On the contrary, they limit where the potential exists and is not finished.”

CEV President Salvador Navarro MA MONTESİNOS

In the case of the Valencian Community, “As the president of CEV emphasized, this key infrastructure is the Port of Valencia, which is key for companies in the Valencian Community but also for many other regions of Spain.” Madrid Because the natural sea exit is from our port. “We need the central government to encourage this, which means it has already authorized the construction of the new container terminal in the northern expansion of the Grao complex,” he adds.

Coordinate strategies

HE José Vicente Morata, President of the Valencian Chamber of Commerce, He emphasized that this year’s summit is a continuation of the first summit held last year and that “in addition to intensifying public-private sector cooperation, the need to coordinate strategies between both autonomous communities is seen, and it is necessary to undertake projects in this field.” logistics or communication”. In this second summit, morataIn addition to continuing to promote infrastructure and mobility between Madrid and the Valencian Community, “we hope to work on initiatives that promote sectors such as tourism and trade relations between both regions,” the leader of the chamber institution said.

José Vicente Morata is the president of Cámara València. LEVANTE-EMV

Morata also underlines the following: Baraja’s airport and the connection between Madrid dry port And Port of Valencia “They are complementary in terms of tourism offers and we must bring our potential together to grow further.” Toward this goal, “it is essential for governments to align by deepening the single market and eliminating bureaucratic barriers, without forgetting administrative simplification policies and reducing tax efforts undertaken by companies; this is something governments have undertaken.” Carlos Mazón And Isabel Ayusobut we need to keep working on it.

Benefit from synergies

Propeller, an association that brings together the interests of managers and businessmen in the Valencian logistics sector, thinks that “the Madrid-Comunitat Valenciana business summit is a fantastic opportunity to continue strengthening synergies and evaluate new ways of cooperation,” explains its president. Alfredo Soler. As the Chamber of Commerce emphasizes, usually do “We must not forget that València is Madrid’s natural harbour, so any initiative that will help build bridges and strengthen relations will always be welcomed.”

Alfredo Soler is CEO of TransBase Soler and president of Propeller Valencia. F. BUSTAMANTE

Propeller Valencia actively participated in the technical sessions before this summit, voicing both the industry’s concerns and its proposals to consolidate this necessary commercial relationship, which “necessarily includes the improvement of the infrastructures they use.” “We will encourage foreign trade,” he adds.