II. The Community of Madrid-Comunitat Valenciana Business Summit should be used to increase cooperation between the autonomies and stimulate the entire Spanish economy. So think some big business and corporate leaders who attended an event held today in the Spanish capital, organized by Madrid president Isabel Díaz Ayuso, Consell president Carlos Mazón and the president of The Guardian. High-ranking officials of these autonomous communities governed by the PP assured that the Conexus Foundation, led by lawyer Manuel Broseta, aims to “strengthen commercial relations and promote social cohesion”.
There are many issues brought up by businessmen in this working session, which will be attended by approximately 200 people. In addition to transportation and logistics, the focus will also be on mobility and energy. The Valencian Entrepreneurs Association (AVE), chaired by Vicente Boluda, assures that this meeting serves “to promote cooperation between regions, which is key to making Spain a stronger country in Europe and with greater economic and social capacity.” Madrid is the main market for Valencian Community companies in the Spanish territory, and one-third of all sales and purchases of goods and services carried out in Spain by Valencian companies depend on Madrid.
Key infrastructures
That is why “all of us who attended the summit know that infrastructure is an important element of competitiveness and that the Government’s investment decisions favor certain geographical areas,” says Salvador Navarro, senior leader of the Valencian autonomous employers’ association CEV. if it reverses. On the contrary, he states that where it is not done, they limit the potential.
In the case of the Valencian Community, “this key infrastructure – underlines the CEV president – is the Port of Valencia, which is of key importance for companies in the Valencian Community, but also for many other Spanish regions, including Madrid, due to its natural sea exit from our port. The central government “We need it to encourage this, and that means it has already authorized the construction of the new container terminal in the northern expansion of the Grao complex,” he adds.
Coordinate strategies
President of the Council of Chambers, José Vicente Morata, emphasized that this year’s summit is a continuation of the first summit held last year and that “the need is seen to intensify public opinion as well as to coordinate strategies between both autonomous communities.” -Special cooperation required to undertake projects in the field of logistics or communications. According to Morata, at this second summit we hope that in addition to continuing to promote infrastructure and mobility between Madrid and the Community, “initiatives will be worked on that will promote sectors such as tourism and trade relations between both regions.” President of the Valencia Chamber.
Morata also emphasizes that the Barajas airport hub and the connection between the Madrid dry port and the Port of València “are complementary in terms of tourism offers and we need to pool our potential for further growth.” In line with this goal, “it is important for governments to be in harmony, deepening the single market and eliminating bureaucratic obstacles, without forgetting administrative simplification policies and reducing tax efforts undertaken by companies, something that the governments of Carlos Mazón and Isabel Ayuso have already done, but we need to continue working on it .
Benefit from synergies
Propeller, an association that brings together the interests of managers and businessmen in the Valencian logistics sector, considers “the Madrid-Comunitat Valenciana business summit a fantastic opportunity to continue strengthening synergies and evaluate new ways of cooperation”, its president Alfredo Soler said. . As the Valencian Chamber of Commerce emphasizes, Soler said: “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.”