The living essence and power of Valencian municipalism was reflected yesterday on the L’Umbracle terrace, where more than 200 representatives from the city councils of the state of Valencia and the Marina Alta region – including mayors, mayors and other officials – attended. Like INFORMACIÓN, Levante-EMV, which is part of Prensa Ibérica, could not join the call. Organized by Levante-EMV and sponsored by Facsa, the Municipality Festival has become a great joint contact between the new local governments, formed after the 28 May municipal elections, which went down in history as the big picture of the cluster.
Led by Silvia Tomás, Director of Corporate Affairs at Prensa Ibérica in Valencia, the event was welcomed by the president of Prensa Ibérica, Javier Moll, who praised the work of Valencia city councils and called for “more resources and more”. Autonomy to overcome the challenges posed by the fundamental problems for these lands”, underscores the firm commitment of Levante-EMV and the Prensa Ibérica group in general to hyperlocal journalism.
Later, addressing the other mayors, Vicente Mompó, as the highest representative of the organization that unites the Valencian city councils as a whole, listened to the witness and underlined that the management of the Valencia Provincial Council would be from the Valencia Provincial Council. « empathy, taking into account the needs of all peoples” and the importance of valuing and preserving “our culture, traditions and signs”.
The speech cycle was terminated by the mayor of Valencia, María José Catalá, as the host of the city where the meeting took place, calling on other municipalities in Valencia’s metropolitan area to implement a metropolitan policy. “I would like you to see Valencia as the hat for all of us,” he added. The first mayor did not want to forget to highlight the work of local journalism and each of the regional publications. “Journalists have taught us to be better mayors,” he said.