Tenerife’s Tricontinental Crafts Fair Attracts Unprecedented 40,000 Visitors

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 4 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Tricontinental Craft Fair concluded this Sunday after nine days of operation, attracting a record number of approximately 40,000 visitors. A total of 250 exhibitors participated, including 72 artisans from the Canary Islands and 150 who journeyed to Tenerife, 40 of whom were from Portugal. The […]

Tenerife Invests €250,000 in Tech Solutions for Flower Growers and Exporters

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 4 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Cabildo of Tenerife has allocated a grant of 250,000 euros to Asocan, the Association of Growers and Exporters of Live Flowers and Plants in the Canary Islands, intending to support sustainable agricultural innovation within Tenerife’s flower and plant production sector. This announcement was made by […]

Youth Arrested in Santa Cruz de Tenerife for Child Exploitation and Pornography Charges

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE 4 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) – Officers of the National Police have apprehended a 23-year-old male in Santa Cruz de Tenerife as part of an operation targeting the corruption of minors and other associated offences. This individual had previously been detained in November 2023 for charges concerning the possession and distribution of […]

Clavijo Seeks European Parliament Hearing on Canary Islands’ Migration Crisis

The President of the Canary Islands proposes the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs due to the “extreme” circumstances facing the archipelago. SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 4 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) – The President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has addressed a letter this Wednesday to the President of the European Parliament, Roberta […]

Torres Urges Calm in Immigration Debate, Advocates for Minor Protection

The Minister for Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory asserts that responsibilities lie with the autonomous regions and urges an end to the “tension”. SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 4 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) – Ángel Víctor Torres, the Minister for Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, expressed on Wednesday that “the public is weary” of the ongoing migration […]

Canary Islands Employment Initiative Receives 45 Million Funding Approval from Central Government

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 3 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Council of Ministers has sanctioned, this Tuesday, the agreement proposed by the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, permitting the State Public Employment Service to allocate a grant of 45,000,000 euros for the execution of a Comprehensive Employment Plan aimed at the Canary Islands. This […]

Tenerife Council Allocates €640,000 for Upgrading Benijos Potato Storage Facilities

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 3 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) – The Tenerife Island Council has awarded the contract for the renovation of the Benijos warehouses in the municipality of La Orotava. This initiative aims to adapt these facilities for the reception, processing, storage, and distribution of potatoes in Tenerife, particularly on the northern slope. The objective […]

Canary Islands Welcomes 8.7 Million Tourists in 2023, Boosting Economy by 14.4%

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE/MADRID, 2 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) – During the initial seven months of the year, the Canary Islands welcomed a total of 8,699,875 international tourists, marking a 14.4% increase compared to the same timeframe the previous year, along with a cumulative expenditure of 13,025 million euros, also up by 14.4%, according to statistics […]