Congress approves drought measures and train discounts for youth

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The final royal decree approved by the coalition government before the election proceeding was ratified in the Permanent House of Representatives this Wednesday. with the vast majority 58 upvotesR(PSOE, United We Can, ERC, Cs, PNV, EH Bildu and other formations) And Only 11 abstentions remain from PP and VoxThe General Assembly approved the measures taken against drought, the ban on working outdoors during the orange and red temperature alarms, and the measures against the heat. Discounts on trains for teenagers.

Ten days after Pedro Sánchez turned the political committee upside down by announcing the dissolution of the Cortes—Congress and Senate—to call for elections in 23-J, the PSOE Government and Unidas Podemos achieved what appeared to be the final victory of this legislature. The coalition regained the support of the entire progressive bloc, to which Ciudadanos also joined. “The next legislature won’t be here to bother you.Orange’s spokesman Edmundo Bal reminded them by tacitly criticizing his party’s leadership for his decision not to participate in the elections.

As expected, election call slipped into debate. “There will be a Spain speaking on July 23, the Spain of possibilities, effort, sacrifice, hardworking. Here is Spain that will speak because you haven’t spoken for three years, you have crushed it with your vote”, PSOE MP Juan Francisco Serrano, after opposing the royal decree by calling it “voter and scarce”, the PP He slammed his chair hard.

That wasn’t the only implication. Pablo Echenique, spokesman for Unidas Podemos, also took the opportunity to attack those who still have socialist partners: “I hope that those of us who dare to look the strong in the eye will have a certain strength in the future government, because if the red carpet for these Vulture funds and big international capital continues to roll out.” And his EH Bildu counterpart, Mertxe Aizpurúa, left a message to socialists and mortals: “Let’s hope they understand that in the face of the threat from the far-right, simply resisting is not enough, we must act. forward.”

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The standard, approved by the Council of Ministers on May 11, includes: direct assistance to the field And new infrastructure solving the drought problem and preventing many farmers from deciding not to plant this year due to water shortages that will directly increase food prices.

Among the measures included in the royal decree is the construction of a desalination plant. torderaIn Blanes (La Selva), which will cost 220m euros, others Malaga And Almeria for 200 million and intensification of reuse AlicanteWith an investment of 224 million. In addition, to assist the irrigation exemption from regulation fee and water usage rate.

This royal decree also prohibits working outdoors when an orange or red alert for extreme heat is issued. Finally, the regulation also includes train discounts for young people between the ages of 18-30. 50% of Interrail is financed From 15 June to 15 September and decreases at the same time 90% on state-affiliated railway lines, High speed.

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