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A huge influx of tourists in 2014 is not only visibly noticable in Marbella but other areas of Andalucia also. Projections from experts predict approximately 10 billion euros will be created in 2014 in  Andalucia meaning other councils are making improvements as well which is great news for the construction sector.

The influx of tourists to Marbella this year has made such an impact that the town has been added to a select list of areas that is allowed to open on Sundays, which is great news for the local residents and also for tourists.

The local elections are less than a year away now and one of the most eagerly anticipated projects in 2014 is due to start after the Summer in Estepona. The so-called Grand Boulevard is a massive project that will transform Estepona and it´s surrounding areas and will have a new shopping centre, additional tourism related attractions and a new recreational centre. This project has a large price tag of 30 million Euros however it is privately funded, in addition however the local council is financing a multi-millon euro botanical park due to be the biggest orchid collection in Europe.

In other areas on the Costa del Sol development of museums, tourist attractions, theatres, and infrastructure in Velez Malaga, Malaga City, Benalmádena, Mijas (old town), Rincón de la Victoria, Alharurin del Grande, Cartama and Fuengirola is due to start. All of the projects across all of these areas on the Costa del Sol should bring in many more tourists, but it will also boost the local economy and reduce unemployment considerably.

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Recently Mariano Rajoy has been in Paris participating in the second seminar on promoting youth employment in the European Union, a meeting joined by twenty four heads of State and Government of the EU, Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, declared to the authorities that Spain will use the 1.8 billion euros of European Union finances with regard to youth employment assigned to Spain, around the endeavours of its Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment Strategy, and will achieve this task at the earliest opportunity.

Rajoy revealed that the Government of Spain will publish an official document to the European Union in December outlining the way the funds will probably be invested, and also particularly talked about scholarships, National Insurance credit plans and taxation cuts in some areas. The president explained the money is going to be used on “programs which support the younger generation to embark on entrepreneurial activity if he or she desires to do so, as well as plans which permit organisations to employ the younger generation”.

Throughout the meeting, the Prime Minister maintained that the countries economy has to grow to generate work opportunities and needs to apply particular procedures in order to resolve the difficulties experienced by the country’s younger generation.

Mariano Rajoy

Spain is to be awarded 1.8 billion to aid with youth unemployment problems

Regarding economic growth, Rajoy guarded the fiscal debt consolidation policies as well as structural reforms applied by his administration, emphasising they are at this point generating good results and pointed out the reality that Spain has created economic growth the first time since the first quarter of 2011, although “nevertheless somewhat small however a positive outcome nevertheless”, and declared he feels that the pattern will probably continue on in to the fourth quarter of 2013.

The Prime Minister additionally mentioned that the quantity of the younger generation aged between 18 and 25 who had been without a job as of the 31st October 2013 was less than it had been a year ago, a occurrence not seen since 2007.

Mariano Rajoy declared how the Government’s approach from now on is going to be targeted at accomplishing 3 goals: carrying on with the structural reforms; dealing with the credit issue; as well as attempting to increase training.

Particularly with regards to the situation of training, Rajoy declared one of many challenges talked about lately is the need to have individuals with training in the electronic digital world.

He stated: “You will find 300,000 jobs in Europe not being filled due to a insufficient qualified professionals and it’s also believed there may be 900,000 vacancies in The European Union in 2015 in most fields associated with the electronic digital agenda. We are going to have to concentrate on these kinds of challenges; we shall have to try to make sure training covers these types of specific niche market job areas, that could become extremely significant”.

Mariano Rajoy mentioned that even though Spain possesses amongst the greatest unemployment problems in Europe, he is convinced numerous good decisions have already been undertaken and advancement is moving in the right direction. “therefore I’m confident that all the efforts being created from the men and women of Spain will certainly result in tangible results”, he came to the conclusion.