Torrevieja named most transparent council in Valencian Community

Torrevieja has climbed to the top of the Valencian Community’s council transparency rankings and now sits seventh across Spain. The latest DYNTRA assessment gave the council an overall compliance score of 85.33 per cent, with particularly strong results for economic and financial transparency, urban planning and public works.

Torrevieja climbs to seventh place nationally

Torrevieja has been named the most transparent council in the Valencian Community and is now ranked seventh across Spain, according to the latest DYNTRA assessment.

The council achieved an overall compliance score of 85.33 per cent, meeting 157 of the 184 transparency indicators examined by the independent platform.

It marks a considerable climb through the rankings. Torrevieja has moved from 167th to seventh nationally and from 37th to first place within the Valencian Community.

As recently as April, the council was ranked 22nd nationally, meaning it has risen another 15 places in recent months.

Financial transparency achieves perfect score

Its strongest result came in economic and financial transparency, where it achieved 100 per cent.

Urban planning and public works scored 95 per cent, while service contracts reached 85.19 per cent.

Municipal transparency was rated at 81.82 per cent and public participation and collaboration at 76.92 per cent.

The figures show strong results across several areas examined by the assessment, although there are still categories where further improvements can be made.

Open data remains area for improvement

Open data remains an area for improvement, scoring 50 per cent.

Councillor for Innovation and Transparency Ricardo Recuero credited the overall improvement to coordination between council departments and the work of municipal employees responsible for keeping public information updated and accessible.

The council says it will now concentrate on improving its remaining indicators, particularly open data and public participation.

Residents can access council information online

Residents can view information covering budgets, accounts, public works, contracts and other council activities through Torrevieja’s Open Government Portal.

The latest ranking represents a significant improvement from Torrevieja’s previous positions, with the municipality moving from 167th to seventh place nationally while reaching first place among councils assessed in the Valencian Community.