Yesterday the German artist Renate Steem, who came to Formentera in the 1960s, gave to the Consell de Formentera her collected works, which will enter the archives of the island administration. President Ana Juan and Steem signed the bequest agreement, the gesture standing as a sign of the artist's gratitude to the island.

12 May 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera

Thursday 18 May at 7.00pm, Jardí de ses Eres will become the backdrop to a concert by the Medikoak and Au Choeur Des Dames choirs, both from Bayonne, in the Northern Basque Country, and the Polyphonic Choir of Formentera.

Friday 19 May at 6.30pm, the two visiting choirs will also give a performance in the church of Sant Francesc.

Alejandra Ferrer, education councillor, encouraged all of Formentera to enjoy these free concerts, which she framed as "part of the collaboration of the Escola de Música's collaboration with other choirs". She added that next year, the Formentera choir would travel to the French Basque Country––"a testament to these exchanges that enrich our musical culture".

12 de maig de 2023
Àrea de Comunicació
Consell de Formentera

Today Ana Juan, president of the Consell de Formentera, and Juan Antonio Yern, president of the Association of Livestock Farmers (Associació de Ramaders), signed an annual collaboration agreement to support the island's livestock sector around animal health and improved production systems in 2023. Josep Marí, rural environment councillor, and Carlós Marí, manager of the Country Cooperative (Cooperativa del Camp), attended the signing as well.

The Consell de Formentera will finance activities to benefit animal production and health to the tune of €37,000. Under this agreement, the Association of Livestock Farmers undertakes to support the Consell de Formentera around animal production and health as well as actions related to animal welfare and identifying animals on Agrupación de Defensa Sanitaria-member farms and in performing the sanitary actions agreed in the yearly common Health Programme. Likewise, the association will continue engaging with and educating its member farmers about individual actions.

11 May 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera

Yesterday Ana Juan, president and entrepreneurship councillor of the Consell de Formentera, signed an agreement to open the coworking room of the local support office for entrepreneurs, Formentera Impulsa, to its first users. The Espai Empresarial will serve as a temporary space for entrepreneurs and new or recent small businesses.

President Juan said that Formentera Impulsa was making the Espai Empresarial available to local entrepreneurs and described it as "a tool to help them develop their activity, boost capacity building and create a space to share experiences and synergies with others". Juan pointed out that the objective of this initiative is "to support people lacking a space to start administrative work and all those who need training, guidance and advice when creating their own company". To that end, she encouraged the Espai Empresarial's first two users, Marcelo Guisado Saceda and Mariam Ben Hamza Shaim Abja, "to take advantage of all the resources that Formentera Impulsa offers entrepreneurs".

Training room
Formentera Impulsa has two training centres that are managed by the Office of Local Development. English classes at the A1 level are currently being held as part of a push by the Employment Office of the Balearic Islands (SOIB) to support territorial projects for vulnerable communities from 2021 to 2023. The ten students currently enrolled will be eligible to take a test through the British Council to obtain a certificate.

Spaces
Located in the former offices of the social welfare department, in the Casal de Entitats, Formentera Impulsa has a workroom with six workstations, a meeting room, reception and waiting areas, toilets, parking and also a training room for the Office of Local Development, which can be used based on availability and where training for entrepreneurs will be given. Companies housed in the Espai Empresarial will have access to the following services: reception and access control, photocopier, computers, furniture, multipurpose room, fibre optic connection and air conditioning. The monthly cost for a desk at the Espai Empresarial is €60.

Formentera Impulsa also has a website, www.formenteraimpulsa.cat, where the public can consult the complete details and services offered.

11 May 2023
Office of Communication
Consell de Formentera