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Tarragona acoge el congreso de ciudades españolas con industria químicaTarragona welcomes Congress of Spanish cities with chemical industry
on July 27, 2005
More than a hundred representatives of municipalities with risk, technicians and delegates from chemical companies industries, recently met at a Congress in Tarragona organised by the Spanish cities that must meet specific rules because they are close to petrochemical industries.
The Palace of fairs and congresses of Tarragona was the scene of this meeting, under the project Miriad 21, in which will be dealt with how to integrate the industrial risks within the local policies of economic and social development and environmental sustainability.
The project Miriad 21, with financial support from the European Commission and includes the participation of six European countries (Spain, France, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Italy and Greece), aims at the promotion of the sustainable development of the industrial cities.
The Mayor of Tarragona, Joan Miquel Nadal, the delegate of the Government of the Generalitat at Tarragona, Xavier Sabaté, and the President of the Association business chemistry of Tarragona, Andreu Punyet, were responsible for opening day.