Costa del Sol News
The Fuengirola City Council will celebrate the III International Forum of Open Cities this coming Monday, April 27th. This initiative strengthens the international projection of the municipality and its firm commitment to an open, dynamic, and sustainable city model. The event will take place at the Palacio de la Paz and will gather prominent institutional, diplomatic, business, and tourism sector representatives from different countries. This meeting, which is established as a reference space for the exchange of experiences and best practices, will address the main challenges and opportunities in terms of sustainable tourism, innovation, and cooperation between international destinations, as stated by the City Council.
The III International Forum of Open Cities will be held as a prelude to the International Fair of Countries (FIP), one of the most emblematic events of the Fuengirola calendar, thus reinforcing the cosmopolitan, integrative, and multicultural character of the city.
The day will be structured in two sessions. The first will take place in the morning, starting at 10:30 AM with the opening ceremony. The first roundtable will be held from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Subsequently, the program will resume in the afternoon, between 4:30 PM and 6:30 PM, with new interventions and discussion tables. Entry will be free until the auditorium's capacity is reached.
The opening ceremony will feature, among others, the participation of the Mayor of Fuengirola, Ana Mula. Following this, starting at 11:00 AM, the first roundtable will take place, focusing on the analysis of strategies and public policies aimed at sustainable tourism development. Participants will include the Andean parliamentarian and president of the Foreign Policy Commission, Gustavo Pacheco Villar; the head of the Market Attractiveness Unit of the Department of Environment and Business Life of Malmö (Sweden), Anna Writtgen; and the councilor for Tourism, Hospitality, and Congresses of the Oviedo City Council, Alfredo García Quintana.
The second roundtable will take place in the afternoon session, starting at 4:30 PM, and will offer a global perspective on institutional cooperation and the promotion of international tourist destinations. Participants will include the minister of the Embassy of Japan in Spain, Shinichi Sato; the mayor of Maccagno con Pino e Veddasca (Italy), Ivan Vargiu; and the delegate of Tourism from the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts of Tetouan (Morocco), Omar Sekari Amrani.
Finally, the City Council has indicated that, with the celebration of this forum, Fuengirola continues to strengthen its position as a tourist destination of excellence and as a meeting point for international dialogue, institutional cooperation, and the promotion of initiatives that contribute to the sustainable development of cities, highlighting once again the universal vocation of Fuengirola and its capacity to build bridges between cultures, territories, and institutions.
