The Xunta is allocating 100 million euros from the Just Transition Funds to promote reindustrialisation and employment in the areas affected by the closure of As Pontes and Meirama
The Xunta is today publishing in the Official Gazette of Galicia the new calls aimed at attracting major flagship projects and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in the province of A Coruña “We are not here to talk about closures, but about openings, about new projects in these districts,” said Lorenzana Corgos points out that […]
Lorenzana recalls that until next 17 March Galician companies may now apply for the Regional Government’s aid for artificial intelligence
Galigrain was one of the companies that benefited from this line of support from the Regional Government last year, with which it is implementing a storage planning system based on artificial intelligence This new call has a budget of 10 million euros and is part of the package of grants that Igape published in advance […]
Lorenzana announces that the next meeting of the Xunta’s Cabinet will approve the draft master plan for the ICT sector, with an estimated budget of €60 million
She points out that the ICT sector “has been increasing its weight in the Galician economy very significantly” and, since 2020, has recorded growth of 21 per cent in Galicia, which has meant the incorporation of 4,000 new professionals She highlights the Innovation Strategy that the Xunta de Galicia is preparing with the aim that, […]
Rueda inaugurates in Madrid the first headquarters of the Galician Economic Office outside the autonomous community.
Highlights that this new service point will provide advice to Galician companies working in Madrid, and will also serve to attract new investments Recalls that the Office was launched in 2024 with the aim of simplifying, reducing bureaucracy, and offering permanent and personalized guidance to entrepreneurs and business owners Emphasizes Galicia as a good place […]
Lorenzana highlights the support work that the Xunta offers Galician companies to ensure the continuity of activity and employment
In 2024 Surco Interiors acquired Maderas Iglesias, now specialised in the manufacture of parquet and derivatives, where more than 60 people currently work, more than half of them women It is an example, she says, of how collaboration between the company and the regional administration “ensured that employment and, above all, the added value of […]
Lorenzana assesses with the Mayor of Baiona the possibilities for the development of business land in the municipality
In the meeting, they analysed the possibilities of creating infrastructure for the establishment of companies The Regional Minister outlined the different types of business land planning currently regulated by the Regional Administration Baiona, 13 January 2026 The Regional Minister for Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, accompanied by the Secretary General for Industry, Nicolás Vázquez, […]
Lorenzana discusses with the social dialogue committee the state of progress of the master plans for industrial sectors
In the coming weeks, the draft of the master plans for the Forestry–Wood and ICT sectors will be finalised To date, the Galician Government has designated nine industrial sectors as strategic for Galicia: shipbuilding, automotive, the ICT industry, metalworking, forestry–wood, logistics, food, textiles and construction The master plans stem from a process of dialogue with […]
Lorenzana conveys to the Mayor of Ribeira the Xunta’s commitment to the development of new industrial land in the municipality
Santiago de Compostela, 2 January 2026 The Regional Minister for Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, recently held a working meeting with the Mayor of Ribeira, Mariola Sampedro, to whom she conveyed the Xunta’s commitment to the development of new industrial land in the municipality. Ribeira Town Council is currently working on the project for […]
Rueda highlights the role of companies such as Delta Vigo in driving innovation and consolidating I+G+i, research and development carried out in Galicia
He emphasises that this company helps make the region a benchmark in the aerospace and defence sectors He underlines the commitment of this family-run group, which represents “the business vanguard that innovates to make Galicia Calidade.” He recalls that last summer Galicia approved its first Strategic Initiative for Security, Defence and Aerospace, with a public […]
Rueda announces Galicia’s first Business Innovation Strategy, through which the Xunta will mobilise over €400 million in three years
The investment represents an increase of nearly 60% compared with the previous scenario in order to equip high-tech companies, attract talent and strategic projects, and create experimentation spaces “If we want a modern and competitive productive fabric, innovation must be an inseparable part of its daily life,” he states He highlights that the goal is […]
