- The deputy general secretary of the Andalusian PP insists that the privileged financing that the PSOE has negotiated with the independence movement “is a quota that breaks equality between Spaniards and blows up solidarity between territories”
- He points out the “inattention” of the Sánchez Government towards Andalusia and specifically towards the province of Almería, especially in terms of water, railway and road infrastructure, as well as attention to migrants arriving on the coast.
- He calls on Espadas and the PSOE-A to defend Andalusia instead of trying so hard to launch “soda balloons to cover up the corruption and weakness of the Sánchez Government”
The deputy general secretary of the PP in Andalusia, Ramón Fernández-Pacheco, has reaffirmed this Monday from Almería the firm will of both the party and the Andalusian government of Juanma Moreno to "defend Andalusia, defend what the Andalusians deserve and for this "the first thing, and on which the rest is based, is an urgent modification of the autonomous financing system and the approval of a transitional leveling fund."
“The Partido Popular rejects the pro-independence quota, which is still a quota, no matter how much some people try to twist the language,” he specified, “and which aims to break equality between Spaniards and blow up governance based on solidarity between territories.”
Likewise, the deputy general secretary of the Andalusian PP also advocates "defending Almería from the neglect of the Government of Pedro Sánchez, which not only does not comply with what is within its competence, but also takes the liberty of criticizing what other administrations have to do to alleviate the abandonment to which this land is subjected in terms of infrastructure, hydraulics and communications, in terms of security and border defense, in tourism and trade."
According to him, Almería needs the central government to fulfil its obligation and provide a definitive solution to the Bajo Almanzora I desalination plant, which “is going from patch to patch without solving the serious drought problem that the people of Almería are facing”. He also points out that Sánchez's government has yet to build the new desalination plants in Bajo Almanzora II and Campo de Dalías II in the province, “it has to expand the Carboneras and Dalías I desalination plants once and for all, it has to undertake the pipeline between Carboneras and Tabernas and maintain the transfer of resources from the Tajo-Segura”.
Fernández-Pacheco says that “in terms of water, Almería is being one of the great forgotten ones. And the Sánchez Government is giving lessons on what other administrations do or do not do, which have to put more economic resources, personnel and time to cover the absences of the central Executive. This is the case of the Junta and the provincial councils, which come to the aid of the town councils, this is the case of the Andalusian Government, which undertakes emergency works in the face of the 'forgetfulness' of those who have the obligation to do them.
As regards communications, he emphasises that “Almería deserves a train and to guarantee communications that connect this land with the rest of Spain, the Andalusian PP demands that the Almería-Murcia high-speed line be speeded up, including the integration of the AVE in the capital of Almería”. “And we demand the Almería-Granada railway connection, for both passengers and goods, included in the basic network of the Mediterranean Corridor”.
Coordination and planning for an effective migration policy
On another note, the deputy general secretary of the PP in Andalusia also referred to the migratory pressure that Almería is also suffering as a coastal province bordering the South with the African Continent. “The non-existent immigration policy forces Andalusia, forces Almería to allocate even what it does not have to accommodate the immigrants that the Government of Pedro Sánchez 'places' without planning, without prior information and in an improvised manner in the province,” he explained while demanding that the Executive “be consistent and exercise a policy that takes into account Andalusia as the southern border of Spain and Europe.”
He added that “Andalusia needs the central government to strengthen border security and defence, to declare this land as a zone of special singularity and to grant the autonomous community the necessary resources and the unique measures that this situation requires.” “Less words and more actions,” he said.
In his opinion, “Sánchez is not interested in these matters” and the fact is that “it is difficult to pay attention to the real needs of those governed when there is more concern about diverting attention to alleged cases of corruption or influence peddling, having to please, day in and day out, partners who have shown that they are not from the government but from the misgovernment.” “Agents who are essential to remain in the seat of La Moncloa and who are only interested in Spain based on what they can get out of it in economic and competitive terms,” he stressed.
For this reason, the Andalusian PP cannot let these "oversights" pass that prevent our region from competing with the rest of the regions on equal terms, he declared, stressing that "we cannot and do not want to let the opportunity pass to point out to the Andalusian Socialist Party its obligation to defend Andalusia."
“Where is Mr. Juan Espadas who does not demand the large desalination plants that are pending? Where is Mr. Juan Espadas’ party that forgets about the train to Almería? Where is Juan Espadas when Andalusia needs financing in line with its population, in line with its growth expectations?”, asked Ramón Fernández-Pacheco, who concluded by appealing for “fewer trial balloons to divert attention and more focus on what Andalusians need.”
