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L'Hospitalet to commission city works through Fira 2000 company

A change in corporate statutes allows the city council to speed up the construction of a new music school and auditorium.

Generic image of the expansion works at the trade fair grounds in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
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Generic image of the expansion works at the trade fair grounds in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.

The L'Hospitalet City Council approved on February 24 a strategic change to Fira 2000's statutes, enabling the municipality to use the firm as an in-house provider for local construction projects.

This administrative shift follows the May 2025 acquisition of all private shares by the Generalitat de Catalunya, making Fira 2000 a 100% public entity. The new status allows for more agile real estate development through direct public funding transfers instead of accumulating debt.
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"This step will allow us to speed up procedures when building new facilities in L'Hospitalet."

David Quirós · Mayor of L'Hospitalet
The first major project under this framework will be a new music school and auditorium located in the city's Cultural District. While the PSC and ERC-EUiA supported the move, opposition parties criticized the financial relationship between the city and the Barcelona-centric trade fair structure.
Regarding the ongoing expansion of the Fira de Barcelona venue in L'Hospitalet, officials expect construction to conclude by late 2026. The new 135,000-square-meter facility is designed to host global events like the Mobile World Congress starting in 2028.

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