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Jacobo Bermejo: “The politics of austerity can not be an economic dogma”

31/05/2013

31 May 2013

The Employers' association of Graphic Arts of Galicia (AEAGG) celebrated on 25 May in Lugo the festivity of San Juan In front of Portam Latinam, pattern of the graphic arts.

Jacobo Bermejo, president of the AEAGG, aimed in front of his colleagues of profession that “the graphic sector is redefining and like this are it doing also the companies and our model of business. Now it touches to pose us how we can reconstruct and strengthen our companies”. It added besides that “the paper has future. The sector has to combine the new technologies with the paper”.

Of left to right: Carmen Basadre, councillor of Culture, Tourism, Youth and Promotion of the Tongue of the City council of Lugo; Jacobo Bermejo, president of the AEAGG; José López Orozco, mayor of Lugo; Carlos Docampo, vice-president of the AEAGG.

Bermejo Indicated that “in this way are remaining a lot of companies. Those that better are capeando the crises are the packaging companies and labels, but those that devote to the impressesion in paper have suffered a fall of 70% and the forecasts are not at all halagüeñas. In front of this situation, neither help to the companies the politics of austerity that in some cases can be a virtue, but can not be an economic dogma”.

The president of the entity encouraged to the assistants to trust the pervivencia of the sector and to support in the association. ”We are safe that, in spite of the bad augurios of some, the graphic sector does not go to disappear, has future and a lot that offer to the society. We represent to the real economy, the one who creates employment and wealth, and no to the financial economy that has been the culprit of the crisis. Now more than ever our association, this entity created by all and for all, late with strength to help us to go out of the crisis".

Representatives of the companies homenajeadas by the AEAGG. Of left to right: Francisco Melle (Graphic Nogueira); Javier Diéguez (The Voice of the Truth); Juan José Vidal (Printing Guitiriz); Jesús Pérez (Printing Feito); Camilo Vilas (Camilo Vilas, S.L.).

The Employers' association of Graphic Arts of Galicia recognised again the work of five of his companies with a long path in the graphic sector Galician. Bermejo Aimed that “they are companies that in spite of all the problems have gone capeando the storm. The graphic sector has big emprendedores that have raised his businesses with big effort and dedication and that conform the industrial fabric of our country”. The companies homenajeadas were: The Voice of the Truth, Lugo (1910); Graphic Nogueira, Sarria (1985); Printing Feito, Vigo (1986); Camilo Vilas, Rois (1987) and Printing Guitiriz, Guitiriz (1989).

Next, celebrated in the Hotel Tower of Núñez the traditional food of confraternity between employers and providers. The day finalised with a visit to the Centre of Interpretation of the Wall and a route by the Wall of Lugo.