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Welsh Minister for Economy Vaughan Gething is visiting Birmingham, Alabama to mark 60 years since the racist bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church which killed four Black girls, Addie Mae Collins (14), Cynthia Morris Wesley (14), Carole Robertson (14), and Carol Denise McNair (11) in 1963. The Minister, who is the first Black Minister of all of the UK's devolved administrations encompassing Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, will reaffirm the historic relationship between Wales and Birmingham through a new International Friendship Pact.  

The Welsh Government has today announced it has sold Seren Stiwdios in Cardiff to major media infrastructure company Great Point Studios who have leased the studio since 2020.

The Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, has today welcomed the publication of an independent report following a review of vocational qualifications in Wales, commissioned by the Welsh Government.

A report published today shows the important contribution made by museums to Wales’ cultural life and economy.

“There will be some fears beforehand, but everything will become normal quickly and then everything will start to get better.”

The Welsh Government has become a signatory of an alliance of European regional governments, promoting growth, fostering collaboration, and developing strong value chains in the semiconductor industry.

Wales’ Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething has welcomed the news the UK will have continued access to Horizon Europe, the EU’s flagship €100 billion research and innovation programme.

As the Rugby World Cup prepares for kick-off in France, Welsh Government and its partners have teamed up with some of Wales’ finest artists, food and drink producers to showcase what Wales has to offer off-pitch. As part of the plans, Welsh legendary music venue Clwb Ifor Bach will take over Stereolux after Wales’ head-to-head with Georgia on 7 October. 

First Minister Mark Drakeford today (Thursday, September 7) visited one of the first areas in Wales to trial the new 20mph limit to learn more about the impact of the “biggest step-change in community safety in a generation.”

Fishers and aquaculture workers in Wales are being encouraged to apply for funding to improve the health and safety aspects of their work.

A £45 million investment will more than double Wales’ plastic reprocessing capacity and create over 100 new jobs at the former Toyoda Gosei factory in Swansea.