The Santa Eulària Town Council will request an additional 10 million euros from the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS) in order to complete the financing of the Congress Palace, an infrastructure whose second phase is already underway but whose budget has not yet been fully covered. The request, as explained by the mayoress, has not yet been formalized.
The mayor of Santa Eulària, Carmen Ferrer, has acknowledged that there is a “pending” funding to complete the project and that one of the ways proposed is to resort again to funds from the eco-tax. The aim is to ensure the continuity of the works without compromising the deadlines already set, especially those linked to European funding.
These statements were made in an interview with Radio Ibiza, in which Ferrer said that the amount needed to close the financing is around 10 million euros, although he insisted that it is not yet a formal request and that the process is in the assessment and negotiation phase.
Project divided into phases
The Palacio de Congresos project has been divided into two phases to secure European funds. The first phase, corresponding to the parking lots, should be completed by June of this year, while the second phase includes the rest of the building. According to the municipal forecast, this phase could be completed between the end of 2027 and the beginning of 2028.
The Consistory recalls that the works are already underway and that the main administrative elements are aligned, such as the approved project, the bidding process and the company awarded the contract. The financing, however, remains the main obstacle to complete an infrastructure considered strategic for the municipality.
The Conference Center is one of the big bets of Santa Eulària to strengthen the tourism of congresses and events, a line that the City Council defends as key to advance in the tourist deseasonalization. In this context, the use of ITS funds is proposed as a tool to close the project definitively.
