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Yecla Mayor, attended the annual ceremony of signing the Covenant of Mayors, along with six other municipalities in the Region of Murcia.

The Mayor of Yecla, Ortuño Marcos Soto, in Brussels yesterday attended the annual ceremony of signing the Covenant of Mayors, which represents a permanent network composed of the most active cities and towns of Europe in regard to compliance formal commitment to fight global warming.

At this meeting, which took place at the headquarters of the European Parliament, the delegation of Murcia, headed by the President of the Region of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, was composed of the mayors of Murcia, Molina de Segura, Lorca, Puerto Lumbreras, Jumilla , San Javier, Cieza and Yecla.

The president of the Community and Senior Vice President of the Committee of the Regions, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, Brussels defended the importance of public-private partnerships in energy efficiency and renewable energy in order to raise funds for use in the municipalities of the Region.

The Chief Executive stressed that Murcia Murcia Region has already achieved most of its municipalities are involved in a "very active" in programs for conservation and efficient use of energy, because, he said, "has proven to be gets a very positive impact not only on the environment, but also in local and regional economy. "

Covenant of more than 3,000 municipalities and 143 million Europeans

More than 3,000 municipalities and 143 million people across Europe are already participating in the Covenant of Mayors.

In this program, managed by the European Commission, also involved the Committee of the Regions and the European Parliament, trying to promote awareness among all public administrations and European institutions that saving energy is profitable.

The implementation of this initiative has served to prove that municipalities are not alone in this task.

He explained that President Valcarcel, "regional authorities, national and EU should actively participate in simplifying administrative procedures, increasing the agility of business processes and facilitate the implementation of financing mechanisms linked to savings."

Source: Ayuntamiento de Yecla