A broad representation of politics, business, and civil and ecclesiastical society attend the launch of EL CORREO GALLEGO, which after 145 years of history is starting an exciting new era in Santiago
The integration of THE GALICIAN COURIER in the network of Iberian press, which received the explicit support of the main actors in politics, business and civil and ecclesiastical society at the regional level on Monday, is not just another operation, but rather highlights the “bond and commitment & rdquor; of the company with Galicia, “a main territory on our scale of priorities, where we already publish Vigo lighthouse and The Opinion of A Coruña”.
These are the words of the president of the leading group of local and regional information in Spain, Javier Moll, during the official presentation of the new era that the reference newspaper of the Galician capital undertakes, held at the Hotel Monumento San Francisco and which brought together more than 250 guests. Among the institutional authorities who attended the meeting were the head of the Xunta, Alfonso Rueda; the president of the Parliament of Hórreo, Miguel Santalices; the mayor of Compostela, Xose Sanchez Bugalloand the newly appointed Government delegate in Galicia, Jose Ramon Gomez Besteiro. The second vice-president of the regional Executive, diego baldas well as the president of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) and councilor of Vigo, Abel Caballero. The PP spokesman in the Chamber, Peter Puy; the national spokesperson of the BNG, Ana Ponton and the general secretary of the PSdeG, Valentin Gonzalez Formosocompleted the representation of the main parties.
All of them, in addition to the apostolic administrator archbishop of Santiago, Monsignor Julian Barrioand the archbishop-elect, Monsignor Francisco Prieto, were received by Javier Mollalong with the vice president of Prensa Ibérica, Arantza Sarasola, the general director of the group, Sergi Guillot; the general in Galicia, Jesús Echevarría; the regional deputy general director, Juan Carlos da Silva; the general director of contents Isidoro Nicieza; the general manager in Galicia, Jaime Abella and the director of EL CORREO GALLEGO, Xaime Leiro.
In his speech, Alfonso Rueda recalled the importance that the capital’s newspaper accredits as a witness to everything that has happened in the community during the last century and a half. “Treasures a good part of the history of Galicia & rdquor ;, he stressed. For his part, the mayor of the city, Xosé Sánchez Bugallo, highlighted the importance of a newspaper “as part of the sinais of the identity of the city & rdquor; and he applauded the fact that the Galician capital can continue to count on its most emblematic medium.