Definition and origin
The Pacte Industrial de la Regió Metropolitana de Barcelona is a regional association made up of town councils, trade unions, business organisations and a wide range of institutions and bodies linked to economic development and the promotion of employment.
The association was set up towards the end of 1997, the result of an initiative which arose from the Pla Estratègic Metropolità, at that time called the Pla Estratègic Barcelona 2000, with the aim of bringing together, for work and debate, the main agents involved in the economy, training and employment in the metropolitan region.
Its origin is also in line with European Union proposals, all of them concerning the consideration of the regional framework as the most suitable for the application of employment policies and the fostering of a regional structure that is closely linked to economic growth and innovation.
Mission and goal
The mission of the The Pacte Industrial de la Regió Metropolitana de Barcelona is to create a strategic alliance among public bodies, business organisations and trade unions to boost competitiveness, sustainability and strengthen social cohesion in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona.
The Metropolitan Region is made up of the following zones: Alt Penedès, Barcelonès, Baix Llobregat, Garraf, Maresme, Vallès Occidental and Vallès Oriental.
The main aim of the Pacte Industrial, included in the text signed on the 21st of January 1997, is:
«To maintain and, if possible, increase the current weight of the industrial sector at the metropolitan level by means of actions that improve the business competitiveness and help in the creation of new companies and new jobs. These actions will take into consideration the need to strengthen social cohesion among citizens and the criteria of conservation and sustainability of the area»
Organisation
The Pacte Industrial de la Regió Metropolitana de Barcelona is an association currently made up of 44 town councils, the Barcelona Regional Council, the Barcelona Metropolitan Area Community of Municipalities, the Catalan Government, 12 business organisations, the two main trade unions, all the region’s public
universities, 5 Regional Boards and 11 other
institutions.
The General Council is its governing body and it is made up of representatives of the different institutions and organisations that form the
Pact. The President of the General Council is Dídac Pestaña. The
vice-presidents are Mª Carmen Villarrazo - representing the trade unions -,
Jordi Roig -representing the business associations- and
Teo Romero -representing the municipal corporations-.
The President of the Executive Committee is Carles
Ruiz Novella.
The General Manager of the association is Judith Sugrañes i
Pallach.
Constituent Documents
- Full text of the Pacte Industrial signed on the 21st of January 1997 in the
Recinte Ferial Montjuïc-2 in L'Hospitalet de
Llobregat.
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- Statutes of the Pacte Industrial de la Regió Metropolitana de Barcelona association
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inscripted text (on the 30 th of November 2010)]
Declaration
Declaration
for the Renovation and growth of industrial activity
in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona.
(Palau
de Pedralbes. 16-3-2007. Ceremony to commemorate the
10th anniversary)
Metropolitan Region of Barcelona indicators
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