Orihuela takes the pulse of Vega Baja. This is how it was demonstrated at this Wednesday meeting “Future Converse”It was organized by the INFORMATION Club with the support of Prensa Ibérica, Information publishing group, Generalitat Valenciana and Orihuela City Council. The La Lonja auditorium brought together a broad political, social and economic representation from Vega Baja, where Orihuela has once again been the meeting place as it has been for years. The format of the colloquium, where the speakers had the opportunity to exchange views with Generalitat president Ximo Puig, and the statements made by the Consell president, only created an expectation that was later reflected in the meeting. Lunch, where more than a hundred participants gathered and the topics of conversation were pamphlets.
Thus, the forum had repercussions in a region where the 2019 DANA has been setting the agenda ever since. Yesterday was no exception, and almost three years after this disaster, attendees commented on fears that a similar event could happen again after this hot summer. Undoubtedly, this was the most important subject of the discussions. Also lack of infrastructure in a region that represents 10% of the Community’s population. Different social actors and businessmen repeated this to regional public officials.
At the Generalitat were not only President Ximo Puig, but also Minister of Economy Rafael Climent and Minister of Innovation and Universities Josefina Bueno. Regional secretaries Toñi Serna, Alfred Boix, Xavier Uceda, Carmen Beviá and Inmaculada Orozco, as well as undersecretary Verónica López, did not miss the appointment. Many general managers also attended, including Fernanda Escribano, Manuel Aldeguer, Juan Ignacio Torregrosa, Rosa Pardo and Pere Rostoll. Also in attendance was Antonia Moreno, the Consell delegate in Alicante.
It was not Antonio Alonso, director of the Vega Renhace Plan office, and Francisco Zapata, head of the Integral Water Cycle Service, and Vicente Martínez de Irles, chief engineer of the Ministry of Ecological Transition’s Orihuela and Alicante regions. none..
The autonomous deputies of the PSOE Francisco Rubio and Manuel Pineda and María Quiles of Cs did not want to miss this colloquium. Nor Sonia Rodrigo from the press of the Consell Delegation in Alicante; Chief of Staff Josep Lluís Jordà; María Ángeles Rochel of the Generalitat press; or Antonio Trives from the cabinet of the Vega Renhace Plan and its advisors José Manuel López Grima, Antonio Oliva and Pedro José Gómez. Manuel Mestre, the Vox deputy in Congress, also attended.
On behalf of the Orihuela City Council, in addition to mayor Carolina Gracia, councilors Ángel Luis Muñoz, Guillermo Cánovas, Luis Quesada, Patricia Menárguez and María García from the PSOE; and José Aix, Luisa Boné and Ángel Noguera from Cs. Mayors Emilio Bascuñana from the opposition and Víctor Valverde from the PP were joined. All went with a large group of advisors. José Manuel Butrón, mayors of other towns in the region, such as Benferri, Luis Vicente Mateo, Dolores, Joaquín Hernández and Los Montesinos, did not miss the appointment. Also, mayors from different municipalities participated, such as Miguel López from Benejúzar and Simón Marín; Carmen Gómez from Torrevieja; Miguel Raúl Alonso of Catral; Gisela Teva and Pilar Gay of Guardamar; and Xavier López, spokesperson for Unides Podem in Alicante.
Muntanya, Vinalopó and Vega Baja UGT general secretary Ismael Senent joined from the unions. Rector Juan José Ruiz from the UMH and Mariemi Bermejo, the head of the cabinet of the rector, attended. There were professor Antonio Escudero and professor Daniel Prats from UA.
As for business entities, Carlos Baño, Amaya Sánchez, Antonio Pastor and Francisco Marcos joined from this formation, as well as the president of the Alicante Chamber of Commerce. In addition to its speaker chairman, Mario Martínez, Pedro Mancebo, Francisco Pedrera, José Adolfo Medina, José Antonio Barberá, Julián Zaplana, Mere Rives, Pascual Albeza and Raymond Keanery and Jesús from the Orihuela Chamber of Commerce. Fernández is from the Communications Team. In addition, Rubén García, provincial secretary of CEV Alicante, Marián Cano, executive chairman of Avecal, and Jesualdo Ros, general secretary of Provia, were in Orihuela. Joaquín Torres, Blas Sánchez and Francisco Javier García joined on behalf of Asemvega. And Cosme Javaloyes, president of the Association of Entrepreneurs, Professionals and Managers (AEPA) of Alicante Province.
Many businessmen such as Ramón Rives from Avecox were present at the meeting; Ramón A. Alonso of Coca-Cola; Jesús Toboso of Eckerman Implant; Antonio Quesada and Patricia Quesada of Euromarina; Jesús Grao of Frame Consulting; Miriam Mayordomo and Jesús Álamo of Grupo Acrismatic; José Antón and Miguel Ángel Ballesta of Grupo Antón; Trinitario Martínez and Ana María Martínez of Grupo Geos; Francisco Gómez of Grupo Marjal; Pablo Serna, Abel García, Cristóbal Ruiz and Lucas Serrano of TM Real Estate Group.
Sergio Sánchez, regional manager of Alicante-South, joined from Hidraqua. Also, Manuel Navarro of Asesores Rodríguez y Asociados; Isabel Garcia of Atama; Carmelo Rives of the Alicante Society of Economists; Cayetano Sánchez, Lawyer of Sánchez Butron; Asun Mayoral, Lawyer for Mayor Sánchez; and Carmelo Rives of Rives and Lozano Advisors.
He is also the judge of Aguas de Orihuela, Pedro Mompeán and Pascual Gómez of the Special Court of Aguas de Orihuela. In addition to the dean of the Orihuela Cathedral, José Antonio Gea, the parish priest José Luis Satorre and the president of Orihuela CF Eloy Moreno.
Princea Ibérica as managing director, Andrés Sánchez, managing director of Content, Juan Ramón Gil, INFORMATION, Tomás Mayoral, director, Ángel Angulo, as well as María Pomares, editor-in-chief of Economics and Politics, and the delegate at Elche, Manuel Alarcón.
Source: Informacion

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