Spain

Àncora is a project outlined in part 3 of the Equal Community Initiative.

The setting for the Àncora project 2005-2007 is the region of la Safor, situated in the South of the province of Valencia (Spain). It is made up of 31 townships and 150,000 inhabitants. Half of the region’s population is concentrated in its capital, Gandia and it offers services to several neighbouring regions, providing for near to 300,000 people.

An integrated and well-developed region, la Safor’s economy relies principally on the tertiary sector (services, primarily tourism, business and construction) and, to a lesser extent, on the secondary sector (industry).

More than 98% of business is generated from small to middle sized companies (including the self-employed). For this reason, the main initiatives of Àncora are going to develop alongside the small and very small company.