Spain
José Hila
Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca
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Area
City and Municipality: 208.63 km2
Population
City and Municipality: 409,661
Postal zone
07004
Area code(s)
+34 971
Government
Type: Municipal corporation
Body: Ajuntament de Palma
Mayor: José Hila
Website
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José Hila
Biography
European islands mostly rely on income from tourism. However, the Covid-19 showed that the focus of these touristic centres also needs to be put on different aspects of the economy. Mayor of Palma José Hila, laid out his strategy regarding redevelopment of local economy.
Born in the neighbourhood of Palma Son Gotleu in 1972, José Hila developed interest in the field of economy since early years. Growing up, he understood the importance of politics, especially when it comes to improving both the economy and living standards.
Because of these reasons, Hila started his political career. First important position he held was a member of the City Council of Palma, for which he was elected in 2007. In the same year, he was nominated deputy mayor. After his successes on these positions, he ran for the position of mayor in 2014 and won decisively. His economic policies present a big aspect of his strategy. Those enabled him to be re-elected as mayor in 2019.
Mayor José Hila laid out his strategy for the city with the aim of redeveloping the economy. Two main aspects of this strategy are a continuous support of tourism and the growth of the city with regards to investments and employment.
Mayor Hila stated during an interview: "We are working to become a more diversified city so that the future of our young people is not merely limited to the tourist sector".
His vision is to establish Palma as a city full of opportunities. In order to boost quality of life, investments in innovation districts are now present. One of these districts is Nou Levant. Besides promotion of innovation and research, this measure is also providing new workplaces. In order to promote this project, Mayor Hila also presented a plan to create pedestrian-friendly infrastructure with the goal of reducing pollution throughout the city.
Furthermore, his focus on establishing a circular economy, through collaboration of public and private sector investments, proved highly beneficial. These investments are particularly supported by local administration because those promote city sustainability.
With this set of goals, Mayor Hila enabled Palma to receive EU funds for infrastructure redevelopment. A big part of the funds will be allocated for the construction of 100 km of bike lanes, public bike stations and establishment of low-emission zones.
All of these plans and programmes should result in Palma presenting itself as a business hub for the region. If these measures and ideas are completely implemented, it will promote the region of Balearic Islands even more and attract a great influx of tourists, but also entrepreneurs and companies. (photo credit: Palma official website)
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Palma de Mallorca
More info about city
Palma de Mallorca is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Mallorca on the Bay of Palma. According to the 2018 statistics, Palma has a population of 409,661 inhabitants.
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Palma de Mallorca hosted the "Sustainable Destinations Summit. Leading the Transformation"
21.04.2022The city of Palma de Mallorca, led by mayor José Hila, recently hosted the "Sustainable Destinations Summit. Leading the Transformation”. The summit was organized by UNWTO in partnership with the Mallorca Tourism Foundation and it was held at the Palau de Congressos de Palma. During the summit, the island transformed into an international benchmark for sustainability and tourism. The main focus of this summit was the sustainable transformation and the…
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