Galician and Portuguese businessmen, active in both countries, urged the Spanish government on Monday to follow the same path as António Costa’s manager and manager. explain time and forms will untie the “part that touches it” in relation to High speed aiming to connect Porto and Vigo in just 48 minutes. Speed and agility were what those in charge of organizations like the Galician Confederation of Entrepreneurs (CEG) or the Portuguese Cooperation (AEP) demanded. It is dedicated to the future underground south exit of O Porriño: an essential piece in the city to avoid going back to Redondela and drastically reducing distances and waiting times. The Galicia-North Portugal Eurozone came to light at an event organized by the EGTC, where Xunta chairman Alfonso Rueda was present to voice these claims. most bird “necessary” for the development of the regionurges Moncloa to finish its work and state certainties. All this at the next Iberian summit, which is expected to take place on October 14 and 15 in Viana do Castelo.
Inside the CETMAR Building (Bouzas), it was the regional leader who concluded the speaking tour of CCDR-Norte vice president Beraldino Pinto. In this sense, He wanted Madrid to “fulfill the mandate” and corresponds to the bet made by the neighboring country in detail, although no contract has been signed at this time: on Portuguese territory in respect of Porto-Vigo, It is being carried out in 2026 and it is planned to act in two phases to conclude in 2030. Together 2.2 billion budget.
“Portugal is committed and therefore Spain needs to wake up”
Reminding that Galicia does not yet know when the Avril trains will be there and is waiting for the “correction” announced by the minister spokesperson Isabel Rodriguez on the freight networks map, Rueda said, “We are already being treated quite badly in the infrastructure.” The first draft was “out” to the community. He also valued the Galician-Portuguese cooperation, which has resulted in the continuous implementation of 85 projects over the past 12 years.
Pinto, for his part, agreed with the Galician president and said, “The integration of the Galician-North Portuguese Eurozone and its ratification on the Atlantic front and in the European space demands a renewed and strengthened response from connectivity.” According to him, the link is “configuring in this response”. “It strengthens the integrity of the region and introduces us to modern European networks.‘ he proved.
Juan Manuel Vieites, president of the Galician Confederation of Employers (CEG), said that the border region and its surroundings are not “competitive”, but “cooperation” attracting economic activity and to promote industry. Emphasizing that the Portuguese government has done its “homework” and that Spain now has to do its part in high speed, Galicia said, “Galicia is clear about touching the keys.”
As he emphasized, Moncloa “must keep going at the same pace and we need the same commitment.” It was precisely for this purpose that he contacted Isabel Pardo de Vera, Minister of State for Transport, Mobility and the Urban Agenda, “to try to solve some things that are not on paper”. That is, the southern route from Vigo to O Porriño, its projection in his eyes, must occur as soon as possible.
Luís Miguel Ribeiro, President of the Portuguese Cooperation, Close relations with Spain Portugalnoted that it is time to continue taking steps to strengthen this relationship. Thus, he reminded us that our country is the “main market” for exports and imports, and that if Galicia were a nation, it would be the “eighth largest market”. “Sometimes it’s easy to say something and in practice we don’t contribute,” he said, then stressing that the Euroregion’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is close to 120,000 million.
Luís Ceia, president of the Miño Region Business Confederation (ConfMinho), in parallel noted the importance of projects such as high speed when it comes to it. “tackling the marginalization of territories”. We know the importance of this border at the national level,” he said. raystates that 47% of border movements and 51% of goods entering Portugal are made through Galicia.
railway, Achilles heel
Ignacio Maestro, general manager of Xunta’s Mobility, also took part in the action of the final conference, adding: GDP per capita in the euro area has increased by 23% over the last decade to show immediatelygreat imbalance The modal that currently exists among the thousands of displacements recorded by the border between both regions”. As he explains, 40,000 light vehicles travel through this passage daily, while the Celtic train carries just 100,000 passengers a year. “Communication can be improved, but they are at a good level, what does not fail is the railroad,” he finally explained, describing it as the “Achilles heel” of Galicia.