The Government will collaborate with the nautical sector for a better future.

*A link to.pdf of the conclusions in Spanish at the end of the article. 

The Nautical Sector Working Group, consisting of representatives of both the nautical sector and the Public Administration had a meeting yesterday presided by the Economic Vice President Josep Ignasi Aguiló. The purpose of the meeting was to make a diagnosis of what is going on in the sector at the moment and to make a plan for the collaboration between the public and the private sectors to be able to maintain jobs. 

As representatives of the private sector the following entities participated in the meeting: The Federation of the Balearic Nautical Enterprises (FENIB), The Association of the Balearic Nautical Enterprises (AENB), The Association of Marinas and Nautical Installations of the Balearic Islands (ANADE), The Association of the Yacht Clubs of the Balearic Islands (ACNB) and the Spanish Association of Superyachts (AEGY). 

Strategies 

On behalf of the Government participated the Vice President Aguiló, the autonomic secretary of Business promotion, Lourdes Cardona, the general director of the Department of Commerce and Business, César Pacheco and the general director of Ports and Airports, Antoni Deudero. 

After receiving the list of goals, elaborated by the Working Group as a summary of the previous meeting in November, Lourdes Cardona stated that the Government “considers the nautical sector as strategic because of its potential for growth and job creation”, while César Pacheco declared that “we have to make a plan for a short, medium and long term to progress with all the planned proposals”. 

Dossier in Spanish of the conclusions of the Nautical Sector Working Group. Please contact secretaria@aenb.es if you need a translation. 

The complete article in Ultima Hora.