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The 'Europe Day' reaches the Archaeological Museum featuring the youngest activities, who played the anthem of Europe, participated in a public debate and creating a montage with proposals and ideas for improvement.
After winning the prize of the European Mobility Week, Murcia has just been selected by the European Commission as an international benchmark within the URBELAC initiative, the Network of European Cities Knowledge Transfer
The Mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, and the president of the Community, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, participated today in the activities of 'Europe Day', a commemoration in which peace and unity of the European continent is held, and the Murcia players that students from different schools and youth participants in the contest Euroescola, who played the anthem of Europe were, participated in a public debate and creating a montage with proposals and ideas for improvement.
"30 years of Spain's membership of the European Union, a period in which two phases are distinguished are met: the first 25 years, in which the common idea that prevailed was to 'Europeanize Spain' and a second phase , the last 5 years, in which Spain has ceased to be a recipient of funds to become a net contributor, establishing itself as an open, export economy country.
Has been a major transformation in recent years, Spain has ceased to be a receiving member to occupy a leading role in Europe, "destcaó the mayor.
In this regard, he added that "since the May 9, 1950, French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman, present his idea of ​​a new form of political cooperation, Europe as a supranational institution, it has brought us stability, progress and cohesion, "said José Ballesta, who added that" as a union of peoples, Europe is the common framework, built from humanism, that we have given to make possible greater levels of participation, public engagement, social responsibility and cooperation ".
Murcia is a very active capital in Europe.
"The realization of these projects into action is the fundamental objective of the City Council, obtaining the necessary funding to revitalize areas of the city with European projects such as URBAN, which is benefiting the Holy Spirit, in Espinardo, with an investment of 11 million euros, "said the mayor.
The planning of these and other actions, explained the mayor, is set out in the Strategy City, marking the set of priorities for action to address the main problems and challenges of Murcia, which articulates relations with Europe in the period 2014-2020 around four pillars: fund raising, visibility and contact with other European cities through networks, reinforcing the image of Murcia abroad and promoting the city as a tourist destination.
Murcia, selected by the EC in the URBELAC initiative
The relationship of the municipality with the EU is constant and active.
In fact, the mayor said that "just received the news that the city has been selected by the European Commission as an international benchmark within the URBELAC initiative, the Network of European Cities of Knowledge Transfer".
Murcia has been selected along with Milan, Athens, Bordeaux and Viseu Portuguese, to show its strategic plan and export its model intelligently to Latin America and Asia city, as an example of good European practice in the Murcia Smart City Strategic Plan a proposal for a comprehensive management aimed at optimizing public services in the municipality, through technological modernization of local government.
On the other hand, include the recent award won by Murcia to the best European Mobility Week awarded by the European Commission, a project in which Murcia won against a total of 1,873 cities.
"This international recognition has been an incentive to continue to work tirelessly and position ourselves as a benchmark of intermodality in Europe, facing the challenges of the future with the conviction to be following the right path, under the participatory and open model of our Mobility Plan Sustainable urban, "said the mayor.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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