The Tenerife Island Council has granted the lease of the winery facilities in Tacoronte to the company Bodegas Insulares de Tenerife SA for €94,021 for a duration of one year, starting from October 1.
Awarding this new contract by the council is linked to a previous agreement made before the end of the 2023 fiscal year when the prior concession held by Bodegas Insulares de Tenerife was terminated.
Vice President Lope Afonso stated that the decision was taken “to regularise the use of the Insular Wineries following various administrative procedures which resulted in proceedings before the Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission.”
Socialist councillor Javier Parrilla from the island council explains that the solution proposed by the Canarian Coalition government only delays the final response, previously suggested by the government of Pedro Martín, which involved a property exchange between Bodegas Insulares de Tenerife and the Cabildo. He urged President Rosa Dávila to provide a permanent solution for the small family wineries of Bodegas Insulares, which currently comprises around 300 producers.
Educational Initiatives
The council also approved over half a million Euros for three educational projects aimed at rural education, boosting self-esteem to prevent school dropouts, and encouraging reading, benefiting more than 120 schools.
The projects include the Island Programme for Ecological School Gardens with a budget exceeding €100,000; the “Quédate” project with an allocation of €112,000; and the “Pialte” reading promotion programme with a budget of €350,000.
Within Equality and Diversity, the council sanctioned the award of the “Enrédate sin Machismo” programme, reaching 14 schools to combat gender violence in Tenerife.
This initiative, with a budget of €200,000 and running for 24 months, aims to tackle and prevent sexist attitudes and behaviours from a young age.
The programme includes workshops and educational activities that equip young people with tools to identify and combat inequality and sexism, fostering a culture of equality and respect from an educational standpoint.
Social Action approved the Strategic Framework for elderly care in Tenerife 2030 based on autonomy, social environment, territoriality, management, and well-being.
The guidelines and the 2024 subsidy application opening were also given the go-ahead.Creation of new businesses and premises approved for 400,000 Euros.
The objective is to promote the establishment of new companies and the expansion of economic activities by opening new premises.
In the Primary Sector, subsidies of 300,000 Euros have been approved to enhance the marketing of tuna caught by vessels based in the Canary Islands.
Within the Tourism sector, a contract has been awarded for the development and implementation of Digital Tools to address specific needs for tourism products in Tenerife, part of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan funded by Next Generation EU.
CBT Comunicación Multimedia SL has been awarded the contract for 141,240 Euros with a 12-month execution period.
The contract for consultancy services for the launch of the Tenerife Gastronomy Art Lab (TGAL) has been awarded, encompassing training actions, innovation projects, and communication activities for Tenerife’s gastronomic sector.
Included in the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, funded by the EU-Next, the contract has been awarded to Plus Field Marketing SL for 223,095 Euros with a 12-month execution term.
The governing council of the Cabildo has approved agreements with the Buenavista del Norte Town Council for public lighting works in Camino de la Fuente and the Barranco del Chorro recreational area, with a total investment of approximately 200,000 Euros.
An investment of two million Euros has been approved for the Municipal Cinema Theatre, formerly the Fajardo Cinema, in Icod de los Vinos.
Additionally, in Sports, investments of 93,618 Euros for the Hermanos Illada sports centre and 97,725 Euros for the Sibora Tennis Club in Los Silos have been given the green light under the Island Programme of Sports Facilities 2022-2026.
