The Town Council Signs an Agreement with the Internet Portal Manilva Life

The Mayor of Manilva, Salvador Zotano, the Councillor for EU and Foreign Citizens, Rafael Mena and the proprietor of an English language internet portal, Gary Beaumont, have signed a collaboration agreement by which all municipal information will be made available to all foreign residents of Manilva through the website www.manilvalife.com.

According to Rafael Mena, the aim of this agreement is that these foreign residents, which makes up almost 30% of Manilva’s total population, will have access to all the information, initially in English but ultimately in other languages, that will enable them to participate fully in public and political matters as well as to integrate in the social and cultural life of Manilva, with the main focus being on workers, businesses and tourists from the European Union member states.

The Manilva Town Council has acknowledged the important contribution that new technology, in particular the internet, can make. And so, in addition to the information available on the Municipality’s own webpage, currently being modified, they will provide all the necessary information through this independent portal which has a large number of English speaking visitors both at home and abroad.

Rafael Mena does not discount the possibility of extending this supply of information to other European languages as well as incorporating into the site, www.manilvalife.com, not only fiscal news, but articles on legislation, calendars and anything that can be considered of interest and value, and to provide an effective public service.

Also in the future, it will include job vacancies and information in relation to self-employment, setting up a business, hiring personnel, investment, consolidation and job creation, etc.

The Mayor, Salvador Zotano, recognises the important effort developed by the Department for European Union and Foreign Citizens and that “through this internet portal, www.manilvalife.com Manilva is a pioneering municipality in Spain, making this facility available to the non Spanish speaking members of the community”.