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The Councilor for International Residents, Gitte Lund, announced today, at a press conference, the agenda for the celebration of “Europe Day.

The City Council of Torrevieja is finalizing the drafting of the Municipal Plan for the Prevention of Drug Addiction and other Addictive Behaviors in collaboration with the University of Alicante

The Councilor for NGOs and Volunteers, Concha Sala, and the Councilor for the Elderly and Citizen Participation, Inmaculada Montesinos, presented today the projects that they are going to develop in these municipal areas, such as the construction of the care center for the sick with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases or the conditioning of the centers for the elderly, with the budget modification for the extraordinary credit financed with Treasury remnants.

The bus fleet is renewed in its entirety and doubles in number to 32 units, they will be hybrid types with the exception of four units that will be 100% electric, in a clear commitment by the Torrevieja City Council to sustainability

The Local Government Board of the Torrevieja City Council has approved the collaboration agreement with the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) to carry out the EBAU tests in Torrevieja, for which during the next four years it will host one of the courts for the realization of the EBAU.

The mayor has reported that at the moment there are more than 3,500 citizens from Ukraine who are already registered in the Association of Ukrainians of Torrevieja since the beginning of the Russian invasion

The councilor responsible for Parks and Gardens of the City Council of Torrevieja, Carmen Gómez Candel, informs that this year for the traditional camping in the Municipal Recreational Area "Eduardo Gil Rebollo" (formerly Parque "Lo Albentosa") during the days of Holy Week and Easter , a total of 1,024 people and 339 tents have been registered by means of a general instance in the electronic headquarters of the City Council (torrevieja.sedelectronica.es). During this year 2022 the camping period will be from tomorrow, Thursday, April 14 to Monday, April 25 (San Vicente Ferrer), both inclusive.

Today, Tuesday, April 12, the Councilor for Hospitality of the Torrevieja City Council, Rosario Martínez Chazarra, and the president of the Association of Hospitality Companies of Torrevieja and Comarca, José Ignacio Pastor, have presented the 7th edition of "We are going for Tapas ”, to which 24 restaurants have signed up.

Action area 1 has been the one referring to the curved border with the Torrevieja Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), whose floor was occupied by old niches in a state of ruin, where there were burials from the beginning of the 20th century. The new pavilion has housed 236 niches.

The Department of Social Welfare of the City Council of Torrevieja is going to launch the Spring School project, which will take place in the facilities of the Salvador Ruso and Gratiniano Baches educational centers, from Tuesday 19 to Friday 22 April, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.

The councilor for Citizen Participation of the City Council of Torrevieja, Inmaculada Montesinos, informs that, after the bases were published yesterday in the Official Gazette of the Province (BOP), today, Friday, April 8, the deadline for Submission of applications for the granting of subsidies by competitive bidding procedure, aimed at associations and entities integrated in the Department of Citizen Participation for activities carried out during the 2021 annuity.

The councilor for Quality of Urban Services of the City Council of Torrevieja, Sandra Sánchez, informs that in the park located next to Maese Pedro street, a public lighting installation has been put into operation. For this, Sandra Sánchez points out, action has been taken on the command center that provides service to the area, repairing it and replacing the elements that were damaged, including the placement of all the magneto-thermal and differential protections of the two circuits it has and other elements such as the general switch, contactor and astronomical clock, taking advantage of the cabinet that was in optimal condition.

The Councilor for Culture of the City Council of Torrevieja, Antonio Quesada, and the manager of the Municipal Institute of Culture "Joaquín Chapaprieta", Miguel Fernández, have presented today the XXIV edition of the Torrevieja Book Fair, which will be held in Paseo Vista Alegre from Saturday, April 9 to Monday, April 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

In addition to these elements, the population throws other products down the toilet that cause serious problems in the purification processes and affect the environment, such as paints, oils, detergents, soaps, medicines or pesticides, among others.

The Councilor for Sports, Diana Box Alonso, accompanied by the head of Touroperador Viajar Fútbol Base, Alberto del Amo, and the head of the Sports Tourism area of the Department of Sports, Javier López, presented the Summer Campus this morning VFB Atlético de Madrid Academy “Ciudad de Torrevieja”, which will take place from July 4 to 16 at the Ciudad Deportiva de Torrevieja.

For the fourth consecutive year, the subject of Architectural Projects of the University of Alicante (UA) returns to focus its gaze on the city of Torrevieja. Thanks to the Departments of Education and Tourism of the City Council and the University of Alicante Headquarters in the town, this year a new intergenerational team of architects, teachers and students project on the opportunities offered by the city of Torrevieja and its tourist ecosystem, in what they have titled as “Torrevieja Grand Tour”.

The Councilor for International Residents, Cooperation and Immigration of the Torrevieja City Council, Gitte Lund Thomsen, has welcomed all of them and encouraged them to integrate into Torrevieja society and learn our language to facilitate their full integration into the city. It should be noted that these Spanish classes are aimed at people of all ages, with women predominating more than men.