Valencian socialist group in the Senate Special emphasis on requesting further investment for AlicanteConsidering that the province has been at the bottom of the General Budgets in recent years. This is what the Alicante senator stated Ana Martínez Zaragozawho will serve as coordinators of a regional group of which they are a part. Rocio BrionesHe will be Castellón’s coordinator, senator and deputy speaker of the Socialist Parliamentary Group. Amparo Marco GualSenators of Valencia, Juan Antonio Sagredo and Cristina Morenoand district senator, Ximo Puig.
Briones expressed his satisfaction with the establishment of the regional group “Valencia Socialists” and emphasized that this group actually aims to: The Senate becomes a chamber of regional representation, where the initiatives of the regions are presented and discussed.S.
“Valencian socialists in the Senate will work to convey the voice of the citizens of the Valencian Community to Madrid. This is our main aim. And we are doing this at an extremely important moment,” said the socialist senator.
“We will work to stop the far right’s attack on our lands. An attack approved by the PP of Carlos Mazón, which leads to the breakdown of coexistence, cultural censorship, the denial of gender violence, the attack on climate change and the reduction of public services such as Health or Education in the Valencian Community,” Rocío emphasized. Briones emphasized. “We will work to guarantee the equality of Spaniards and the uniqueness of the regions,” he added.
Ana Martínez, on the other hand, underlined that they will work for the entire Valencian Community, but that in the case of the Alicante province, infrastructure such as the division of the road in Torrevieja or the third lane should be requested. on the highway, near Crevillent, has already been tendered and there are also connections to the airport. Moreover actions regarding water resources in the field of desalination and Refining at affordable prices for farmers “so we don’t have to be so dependent on the Tajo-Segura transfer, which we will not give up in any case,” he argues.
Formation of regional groups is provided in Article 32.1 of the Senate Regulations. It is stated in the article; according to this ” parliamentary groups of senators elected in the region or regional groups may be established by the legislatures or supreme bodies of two or more Autonomous Communities.”
Likewise, according to article 32.2 of the aforementioned regulation, “Each regional group will consist of at least three senators elected by voters Territory determined by the legislative assembly or higher body of the relevant Autonomous Community.
Finally and relatedly participation in general assembly sessionsArticle 85 states: “In discussions in the Plenary Session of the Chamber on matters affecting in particular one or more Autonomous Communities, the President shall, in agreement with the Speakers of the relevant parliamentary groups, increase the number of speaking turns. In all cases, arrangements have been made to enable representatives of the affected Regional Groups to intervene.