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The Councillor for Coexistence and Integration, Óscar Urtasun, highlighted that in 2025 a total of 630 social integration reports were prepared, which represents an increase of 66% compared to 2024, mainly for Colombian (42%), Russian (20%), and Moroccan (8%) residents.

The students come from three continents: Europe, Africa and Asia, thus providing a cross-section of Torrevieja's current society.

EXPO TORREVIEJA is the leading international lifestyle fair on the Southern Costa Blanca. Admission is free and it is open to the public from 10:00 to 15:00.

Last Friday, the Torrevieja City Council's Local Government Board approved the tender for the Municipal Sports Schools' transportation contract for trips outside the city. The base tender budget amounts to €117,325.67 (VAT included) for 176 regional, provincial, regional, and national trips.

Citizens from Colombia were the most assisted with 36%, followed by Russia 15%, Morocco 9%, the United Kingdom 5%, various non-EU countries 31%, and the European Union 4%.

The Department of the Presidency together with the Department of International Residents of the Torrevieja City Council organizes, in commemoration of Europe Day 2024, a special gala at the International Auditorium that will feature a performance by David Civera, who participated in Eurovision in 2001 with the song “Tell her I love her”, achieving a creditable 6th position.

The purpose of this contract is the cleaning of municipal offices and the supply and replacement of hygienic-sanitary containers (gel, toilet paper, hand paper, etc.) in municipal buildings, educational centers and sports facilities.

The Department of International Residents of the City Council of Torrevieja, directed by Gitte Lund, organizes the III edition of Spanish courses for international residents registered in our city.

The Councilor for International Residents of the Torrevieja City Council, Gitte Lund, will attend the event to be held in the center of Torrevieja next Saturday, June 25, on the occasion of the United Kingdom Armed Forces Day.

The Councilor for International Residents, Cooperation and Immigration, Gitte Lund Thomsen, has delivered this morning at the Palacio de la Música, the diplomas to the 130 Ukrainian men and women who have taken the Spanish courses organized by the City Council of Torrevieja, and that began on March 30.

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 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.