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The FEMP, at the Sixth EU-Latin America and Caribbean

The FEMP participates as an observer at the Sixth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the EU-Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Madrid in under half of Spanish EU presidency. The Member of its Executive Committee, Ramón Ropero, Mayor of Villafranca de los Barros and Vice President of the International Relations Committee and Secretary General of the ...

Awards Queen Sofia of Municipalities 2010 Universal Accessibility

On June 19 the deadline for nominations Reina Sofia Award Universal Accessibility of Municipalities 2010 is a call whose aim is to compensate the municipalities that have developed a continuous work in the field of universal accessibility people with disabilities to the physical environment, education, leisure, culture, sport, transport, tourism and new technologies.

Council of Ministers. Created an independent body to resolve appeals against the award of public contracts

The Government submit to Parliament the draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Public Sector Contracts providing for the establishment of Central Administrative Tribunal Contract Resources, responsible for resolving appeals against acts of entities linked to the General State Administration. The Council of Ministers also approved the distribution of 70 million euros for ...

The FEMP GOBLOnet launches, the new platform for the construction of the municipal XXI Century

The exchange of information and experience between elected officials and local expertise, access to the successful initiatives undertaken by a municipality anywhere in the world but, above all, teamwork without displacement, dramatically reducing costs and avoiding waste of time, and proximity to citizens, are some of the most important features that define the new ...

The Government and the FEMP agree joint action on rural development

The Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs and the FEMP give priority to participation of local corporations in rural development measures and sustainability criteria to ensure territorial cohesion. Thereto, have signed a collaboration agreement that, among other activities, provides for the development of a diagnosis on the status and trends of ...