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The Director General of Tourism, Marina Garcia, opened today, along with the mayor of La Union, Francisco Bernabé, three new gates installed at the entrance of the Old Public Market Union, which involves an investment of 76,000 euros financed between the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Municipality of La Union.

Garcia said that "these works put the finishing touch to any remodeling was done in the public market of La Union."

These have included installation of new interior lighting, repair of roofs and renovation of the toilets.

As the director noted, "has given this landmark building a range of services necessary to host the most important festival is the Region."

Meeting of the Board of Trustees Cante de las Minas

Subsequently, there was the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees Cante de las Minas, they approved the accounts for 2010 and budget for this year amounting to more than 800,000 euros, which provide the three administrations that make up the Board, and various public and private sponsors which also includes the Festival's ticket sales, contributions from the School of Flamenco and organizing conferences.

The meeting, chaired by the mayor of La Union and vice chairman of the board, Francisco Bernabé, attended by the Director General of Tourism, Marina Garcia, general director of the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music, Felix and Dovecote Councillor for Culture of the City of La Union, Julio Garcia.

Regarding the balance of the first year of the Foundation Cante de las Minas, Marina Garcia stressed that "it was very satisfactory, when met all its objectives, an example is the promotion of the festival which led to more than 200 media came to cover last year.

Director of Tourism said that in 2010 launched three activities, aside Cantes International Mining Congress held in June, the opening of the Museo del Cante de las Minas in August and the launch of the School of Flamenco was presented at the end of the year who, in his words "has been widely welcomed both by critics and the public, and have become important parts of the development of the cultural project of the Foundation."

The meeting also agreed to sign two agreements, one with the Ministry of Education, Training and Employment on cooperation between the academies of the Region of Murcia and the School of Flamenco and the other with the City of La Union for the transfer of office services coordinator of the Foundation Cante de las Minas.

In this sense, the next Friday, March 18, will officially unveil the poster of the LI International Festival of Cante de las Minas and soon will be announced the programming.

Source: CARM