Ronda obtains European funds to finance a bioeconomy center

The municipal delegate for Economy, Ángel Martínez, announced yesterday that the City Council of Ronda secured 4 million euros from European funds through the so-called Plan EDIL, following a call made by the municipal administration aimed at financing various investments in the locality.

The City Council requested a total of 12 million euros, of which four, as Martínez stated, have been provisionally obtained, and the rest were initially denied because the ministry responsible believes that the two projects intended for funding are related to the same area of action.

Regarding the project that received approval, it involves a bioeconomy center in the La Dehesa neighborhood and the enhancement of the Dehesa del Mercadillo Periurban Park. The City Council presented objections, reiterating that these are different areas of action, and thus hopes that the total funds received from these European funds will eventually reach 12 million. "We have presented objections because we understand that they are not the same area," the delegate affirmed.

Regarding the approved project, municipal sources explained that it will consist of a multi-use building with an area of 1,782 square meters intended for specialized training and the promotion of new businesses in this field.

Additionally, the building itself will be constructed using bioconstruction techniques, as explained by the City Council.

Regarding its facilities, it will include a classroom, conference room, coworking area, and a space for research and breeding in aquaponics, among others.

The facilities are also expected to include spaces for waste transformation, thus contributing to the so-called circular economy, which aims to maximize the use of all resources in a given area.

Martínez positively valued this news, noting that “four million represents 10% of the annual budget of the City Council," and criticized the spokesperson of the municipal group of the PSOE, in the opposition, Francisco Cañestro, who has held a press conference predicting, Martínez said, that these funds will not reach Ronda.