Disappointment in the Aragonese Pyrenees before the withdrawal of the Olympic candidacy

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The Association of Local Entities of the Aragonese Pyrenees (Adelpa) expressed its frustration at the absence of an agreement that prevented the presentation of a joint application to Catalonia to fix 2030 Winter Olympics and facilitated the possible withdrawal of Spanish Olympic Committee (COE).

The executive of the association unanimously expressed this frustration after assessing the benefits of the project “They should weigh more the differences between the parties, because the future of the people of the Pyrenees of Aragon and Catalonia is at stake.”

In a statement, the vice president ng adelpa, Eusebio Echart, It had the tourist and economic impact that the celebration of the Olympic event in the Pyrenees meant, a territory that would make the quality of the mountain range landscape known “all over the planet”.

For this reason, Adelpa unanimously approved a document to express the position of the association in favor of the Winter Olympic Games, an appointment it will offer in the Pyrenees “an opportunity to improve the infrastructure needed for the future of our territory, which cannot be missed”.

The document recognizes that “the localities of the Pyrenees are first interested in respecting the environment, so any future project must be carried out in a sustainable manner to guarantee that future generations will receive these mountains at their best. environmental conditions “.

The document also demands that “social sustainability standards be considered so that the investments made will result in a better future for the well-being of Pyrenean society”.

In this sense, the association says that the future candidacy to design implies a joint presentation of the entire Pyrenean territory, both Aragonese and Catalan, and regrets the lack of agreement to activate the start of the project.

A project, added Adelpa, which represents “a good opportunity and which, moreover, should take place in conditions of balance between the parties, it is important that all the places with snow in Aragon is represented, along with all municipalities and territorial entities involved ”.

Eusebio Echart appealed to the generosity of the parties to launch a candidacy with “advantages that should outweigh the differences between these parties, because the future of hundreds of towns in Aragon and Catalonia is at stake. , and the prestige of the Pyrenees on a global scale ”. EFE

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Source: La Verdad

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