Bingen ZupiriaMinister of Culture and Linguistic Policy of the Basque Government, explained this Monday that he “knows that Bizkaia, Bilbao and Athletic and Gipuzkoa, Donostia and Real Sociedad are fighting hard to host” the World Cup 2030 and stressed that the regional executive “supports both options, of course.”

Zupiria made these statements at the presentation of the report on the economic impact that the departure of the Tour de France from Bilbao had on the Basque economy. The mayor of Bilbao, Juan Mari Aburtohas also participated and highlighted that the city of Bilbao will “without a doubt” work to be one of the venues for the 2030 soccer World Cup to be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco within the institutional commitment to host major events. international events such as the start of the last Tour de France.

“We will undoubtedly work for the 2030 World Cup and we will continue looking for events that make us feel that pride of belonging to a city and a country that is a reference in the world,” stressed the mayor of Bilbao, Juan Mari Aburto, after the presentation of the data from the study carried out by the company Ikertalde.

Economic impact of the Tour de France

Along with the economic return of 103.9 million euros, a figure that multiplies by 8.3 the 12.2 invested by the institutions for the organization of the Tour, the data that Aburto highlighted were that “91% of Basque citizens showed their support favor of organizing it, 80% felt proud” that the test took place on Basque roads and “85% consider that more similar events should be held.”

Source: Eitb

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