Twelve months of information go a long way in a global scenario of economic crisis and profound transformations. EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA saw the light when, a year ago, the light began to be seen at the end of the dark tunnel that humanity had to go through due to the pandemic.
The most optimistic then predicted a remarkable rate of recovery in a kind of revival from ‘the roaring 20’s’. Not even the most pessimistic foreshadowed that, four months later, a war on European soil was going to shrink everyone’s heart and stop that euphoria in its tracks until it returned us to a world crisis with such serious consequences.
‘Europe suffocates and isolates Russia and Putin launches a nuclear threat’titled EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA, from the Prensa Ibérica group, on February 28 of this year, four days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on a front page that, along with others, was exposed last night in large size in an interesting selection of covers that those attending the event with which Prensa Ibérica commemorated the first year of operation of its new header. This national newspaper is part of a communication group that, throughout its almost 45 years of history, has cemented its leadership in regional and local information.”Our group believes in autonomy and its diversity, and has always has wanted to explain the plural Spain from the territories themselves, knowing them, understanding them, defending them and loving them, being part of them”, he assured in his speech Javier Moll, president of Iberian Press. “EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA celebrates its first year of life with the satisfaction of having fulfilled the objectives that we set for ourselves in its launch phase and has increasingly promising expectations for the future”, assured the editor.
“We are an already consolidated project that will continue to grow, with increasing support from readers and followers,” said Gemma Robles, director of EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA.
The event was attended by two ministers, seven regional presidents and businessmen of the highest level
Authorities
The act, which had a marked festive character, gathered tonight in the historic Royal Tapestry Factory of Madrid numerous personalities who were received in the museum gardens by the president of Prensa Ibérica, Javier Moll, and his wife and vice president, Arantza Sarasola.
Among the authorities who attended the event, it is worth highlighting the presence of members of the current Government of Spain such as Rachel SanchezMinister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, or miquel iceta, Minister of Culture and Sports; and regional leaders such as Adrian Barbonpresident of the Principality of Asturias; Alfonso Rueda, president of the Xunta de Galicia; Francina Armengolpresident of the Balearic Government; Angel Victor Torrespresident of the Canary Islands; William Fernandez Varapresident of the Junta de Extremadura; Concha Andreupresident of the Government of La Rioja, and Miguel Angel RevillaPresident of Cantabria.
The first mayors of important cities in which Prensa Ibérica publishes newspapers did not miss the appointment either. It is the case of abel knightmayor of Vigo and president of the FEMP (Lighthouse of Vigo), Alfredo Cantelimayor of Oviedo (The New Spain) either Ignatius GrageraMayor of Badajoz (The Chronicle of Badajoz).
The Royal Tapestry Factory was also attended by representatives of political parties such as Pedro Munoz Abrinesspokesperson for the Popular Party in the Madrid Assembly, or Edmund Balldeputy secretary general and national spokesperson for Ciudadanos.
Representatives of businessmen and unions also attended, such as Antonio Garamendipresident of CEOE, or Jose Maria Alvarez, general secretary of the UGT. There was also no lack of high institutional positions such as the State Attorney General, Alvaro Garciathe president of the Court of Accounts, Enriqueta Chicanothe president of the Economic and Social Council, Anton Costasor the president of Unicef Spain, Gustavo Suarez Pertierra.
Businessmen
For him photo call The event was also attended by managers of companies at the highest level: Juan Roigpresident of Mercadona; Antonio Huertaspresident of Mapfre; John Manuel SerranoPresident of the Post Office, etc.
There was also a large representation from the world of corporate communication with names such as Edward NavarroDirector of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability of Telefónica, or Virginia ZafraDirector of Communication at CaixaBank.
A very remarkable job
The president of Iberian Press, Javier Moll, thanked all the personalities in attendance for their presence and assured that “a newspaper is an open window on the world from which to look out to observe and tell the reality, watch over the truth, denounce irregularities and dysfunctions, defend citizens, ensure freedoms, strengthen democracy and contribute to the progress of peoples”. And he highlighted that “the newsroom of EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA has done a very remarkable job this year, with numerous exclusives, its own topics, reports and high-quality interviews.”
Gemma Roblesdirector of the newspaper, highlighted for her part that “we will surprise and we will have new ingredients, which we will be announcing and explaining in the coming days and weeks, to make the new season of EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA more attractive. Our year II. I assure you that We will continue to make a newspaper that does not marry anyone, except quality journalism”.
“We are an ambitious, fresh, untethered, plural newspaper… we are something different in the national journalistic scene that, in addition, does its work hand in hand with the great family of Prensa Ibérica: the more than 1,200 journalists who share their work with us,” said the director.
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Moll alluded, for his part, to the birth of the newspaper and explained that, after the purchase of Grupo Zeta by Prensa Ibérica in 2019, the group made the following reflection: “If we have the knowledge and the link with the territories, if we have capacity for influence, if we have the human capital and the technological resources, and if we have the will to grow to be the first information group in Spain, we are going to launch a newspaper with a national reach”.
“Today, a year later, we feel satisfied, proud and grateful”Javier Moll concluded.