The Official State Gazette published last Monday, a resolution of the Finance and Public Administrations Ministry informing of the concession of support from the first round of investment by the ERDF 2014-2020 for integrated sustainable urban development projects. Among the grants awarded are 9.289 million euros for this type of projects to be carried out under the renewal activities in Zorrotzaurre. The approved Zorrotzaurre plan, jointly drawn up by the Bilbao City Hall, the Management Commission and Surbisa, the city hall-owned company has a budget of 53.6 million euros and will run for the period 2016 – 2020. It is…

The Official Bizkaia Gazette published on September 13th, a Bilbao Ekintza E.P.E programme of grants for projects contributing to the economic dynamization of Zorrotzaurre. Two types of action will be supported: programmes and actions for the promotion and consolidation of business initiatives and actions which favour the attraction of the general public and the positioning of the future island. Expenses covered by the programme are: salaries of the staff of the entity; utility expenses including telephone and internet; materials and consumibles related to the activities covered by the grant and other expenses with the prior acceptation of Bilbao Ekintza. The…

A group of Indian real estate developers visited Bilbao for two days this week, to see for themselves, the development projects undertaken in recent years. The group of 51 top managers of companies belonging to the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of the City of Pune (CREDAI) met with architects’ studios and local companies in Bizkaia to explore new business opportunities. On the Monday morning, the Director of the Management Commission, Pablo Otaola, had a working session to analyse the different urban aspects of the Zorrotzaurre project followed by a visit to the Zorrotzaurre peninsula for them to be…