Logroño, a city for investment

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Logroño is a perfect vantage point for any company in the world that wishes to establish an operations centre in Spain and target their market towards Europe and the Mediterranean, for its optimal economic environment and the standard of living it offers. Logroño is a modern, smart, sustainable and ideal city for the establishment of foreign companies.

The President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of La Rioja, José María Ruiz-Alejos Herrero and the Mayor of Logroño, Concepción Gamarra, will travel to Brussels on 18 and 19 November with the aim of presenting the offer the city represents for potential investors in Belgium.

Are you interested in obtaining information on investment opportunities in Logroño? Please contact us (info@e-camara.com)

10 reasons to invest in Logroño

  1. Logroño is an excellent place to invest because of its social peace, accessible industrial land and competitive labor costs.
  2. Logroño allows quick access to major cities, ports and airports and it is a gateway to Europe.
  3. The economy grows in a stable way, even in years of crisis, with a per capita greater than the EU-27 GDP.
  4. Logroño is quality of life. They have public and full private health and a life expectancy of 83 years.
  5. In 2012, almost 300,000 visitors revealed its attractive tourism including wine tourism, gastronomy and Spanish as its main attractions.
  6. In its economy, services and a powerful industrial sector stand out.
  7. At I+D+i a research network with various research institutes and technology centers has been created.
  8. There are support companies for industrial land, energy resources and infrastructure, entrepreneurship, internationalization …
  9. Logroño has two universities, public and private, which are connected to the business world.
  10. Logroño is a great city to live: food and wine, entertainment and culture, parks and sports….

More information – Logroño a city for Investment

Spanish wine tasting in Luxembourg

The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg is pleased to invite you on Thursday 13 November to a Spanish wine tasting of exclusive wines from Bodega Salferso. The event will take place from 15h to 22h and will be organized by the Kriibskrank Kanner Strassen Foundation.

The selection of wine will be the following:

Bodega Trus – Ribera del Duero
Baron de Solar – Jumilla
Lagar d’Amprius – Teruel
Rodriguez de Vera – Castilla la Mancha
Celler Ardevol – Priorat
Cava Maria Casanovas – Sant Sadurni

Place: Cinema Utopolis – (45 Avenue John F. Kennedy, Luxembourg Ville)
Time: 15h-22h

Free entrance

Register here

Institutional meeting with the city hall of Palma del Condado (Huelva)

On Thursday 22 October, Juan Rodriguez-Villa, President of the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg and its Secretary General, María Catalán, received the delegation of the City of Palma del Condado (Huelva) formed by the Mayor, Manuel Garcia Felix, Rocío Moreno (Councilor for Local Development and European Projects), Bella Verano Domínguez (Deputy Mayor of Lepe) and Concepción del Valle Álvarez (Councilor for Local Development of Lepe) in Brussels. The meeting took place in the context of the presentation of the SUDOE Programme in Brussels (http://www.interreg-sudoe.eu/inicio).

During the meeting, many different lines of collaboration were suggested and the signing of a cooperation agreement between the city hall of Palma del Condado and the Chamber of Commerce was proposed, in order to promote trade actions between local companies in Belgium and Luxembourg and joint participation in European projects.

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World Tapas day celebration in Brussels

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Last 22nd of October the Spanish Tourism Institute (Turespaña) celebrated the National Tapa Day in collaboration with Saborea España. The event took place all over the world with a program of 127 activities in 17 countries, thanks to the Spanish Tourism Offices Network in Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, U.S, Argentina, Mexico and Japan.

Brussels was the headquarter of the two main activities. During the morning, a press conference took place with Pedro Larumbe (President of Saborea España), Ana Redondo (Culture and Tourism of Counsilor of Valladolid), Rafael Chamorro (Marketing Vice principal of Turespaña) and professor Frédéric Duhart from the Basque Culinary Center.

During the press conference the World Tapas Day project and the activities that took place throughout the entire day were presented, as well as the study “The tapa: the experience behind a bite of Food”, produced by the Basque Culinary Center and sponsored by the DOCa Rioja.

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In the afternoon, an event was organized at the Hôtel de la Poste. Over 150 people from the tourism, media and communications sector and the European institutions attended. They had the chance to discover the Spanish gastronomy through its wines and tapas of the six different Saborea España destinies that were exposed: Cambrils, Denia, Lanzarote, Segovia, Valladolid and Zaragoza.

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Eight brilliant chefs participated in the event that was organized thanks to the collaboration of the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg and many other Spanish companies related to the world of gastronomy:

  • Rubén Campos Albiol (Club Náutico de Cambrils).
  • Fernando González Garcia (restaurante El Raset)
  • Bati Bordes Seva (restaurantes El Marino y El Marino Rotas)
  • Luis León Romero (restaurante Grill El Toro)
  • Jesús Orlando Ortega de León (restaurante El Lilium)
  • Oscar Hernando (restaurante Casa Silvano ”Maracaibo”)
  • José Ignacio Castrodeza (restaurante Villa Paramesa)
  • Carlos Hernández (restaurante El Candelas)

Luncheon-Debate with Carlo Thelen, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg

DSC01785Last Wednesday, 21 October, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg organized a Luncheon-Debate in Luxembourg with Carlo Thelen, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg. The event was attended by the Ambassador of Spain in Luxembourg, Carlos de Lojendio y Pardo Manuel de Villena, as well as representatives of European Institutions, members of the Chamber and corporate executives, among other participants.

The Luncheon started with the intervention of Juan Rodríguez-Villa Matons, President of the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce, who welcomed the participants and Mr. Thelen for his collaboration, highlighting his professional career and the important role of the Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg in the Grand Duchy.

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Carlo Thelen started his exposition introducing the current macroeconomic context, pointing out the oil falling, a historically low tax interest, an unconventional monetary policy and the depreciation of the euro. Then, the speaker focused in his speech on the bilateral economic relations between Spain and Luxembourg, as well as in the different trade promotion activities carried out by Luxembourg in Spain.

Afterwards, the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg introduced the most relevant sectors and those with the highest investment potential in the Grand Duchy, such as finance, logistics, technological and communications sectors, and the Eco-technological sector.

Mr. Thelen finished his speech stating the challenges of the Luxembourgian economy. He provided public administration data about the growth and the politics the Government of Luxembourg is expecting to carry out in the upcoming years. Regarding this, he highlighted the strategy of the “Third Industrial Revolution” which is intended to be developed between the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg and the Government of Luxembourg.

After a round of questions among the attendees, the Economic and Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of Spain, David Martínez Hornillos, closed the event displaying economic bilateral data between Spain and Luxembourg, and pointing out the ability of the economy of Luxembourg to adapt to structural changes.

See Carlo Thelen’s presentation

 

 

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Belgium – Spain Foreign Trade Statistics

Hereafter you can check the latest foreign trade statistics between Belgium and Spain for last July 2015, as well as a comparison with the previous years. The document has been elaborated by Belgian Foreign Trade Agency. Click here for further information.

 

Meeting of the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce with ESNE students

On 20 October, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg received a group of students from the School of Design, Innovation and Technology (www.esne.es). The visit was part of an institutional agenda which students developed on 19 and 20 October in Brussels.

The Secretary General, María Catalán, presented the particularities of the Belgian and Luxembourgian markets and the support offered to young entrepreneurs in both countries. She reported on the Employment Program which is managed right now by the Official Chamber of Commerce. Furthermore, the Secretary General discussed about job opportunities presented to young Spaniards abroad.

The entrepreneurs in the creative industries sector had the opportunity to talk with the Secretary General. They could address all types of issues relating to the Belgian / Luxembourg market.

Among the attendees fashion designer Paloma Suarez was present, currently awarded with the “Golden Thimble” in 2015, who participated in the Samsung EGO.

Rosa Juanco Art Exhibition

The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg invites you to the exhibition opening of Rosa Juanco –Runaway– that will take place on 5 November at 6 PM. The gallery exhibition will be exposed from 5 November till 5 January 2016.

Where: 151 Chaussée de Wavre, 1050 Ixelles Brussels, Belgium

Further information

Celebration of the Spanish National Day at the Embassy of Spain in Luxembourg

On 12 October, the Embassy of Spain in Luxembourg celebrated the Spanish National Day. The event, which took place at the Cercle Cité in Luxembourg, was sponsored by the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg and was attended by local authorities, businessmen and Spanish representatives of the European institutions, as well as numerous members of the Chamber.

The Ambassador of Spain in Luxembourg, H.E. Carlos Maria de Lojendio and Pardo Manuel de Villena, thanked the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Juan Rodríguez-Villa, for his presence and thanked the Chamber for its collaboration in organizing the event in his speech.

Great success of the course “Workshop on Social Media Management for European Projects and Business”

On 15th and 16th of October the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg organized a workshop on Social Media to promote the image of the company in the European market.

In this project some topics were discussed including the role of community manager, the most useful tools to communicate within the social world media – like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn y YouTube- and the tasks to foster the interaction and the engagement with the public.

On the other hand, we sought to increase the participation of the assistants planning, executing and evaluating a campaign of comprehensive and efficient social media to the European agencies, organizations, programs and projects.