The regional government, led by Carlos Mazón, is making confrontation with the central executive branch one of its main political strategies. This is also what happens on issues with which he has not hesitated to clash from the beginning, such as water, finance or, until recently, the expansion of the Port of Valencia. A new ingredient will be added to this list, the new coastal law that Consell is working on. As emphasized by Salomé Pradas, Minister of Environment, Water, Infrastructure and Region, the aim of this regulation is that the Generalitat is the one who decides and authorizes issues such as administrative privileges, accommodation or sports activities. even at the risk of the central government filing a lawsuit before the Constitutional Court for occupation forces. But if necessary, the head of the regional office believes that he will “go.”
The coastal law was one of the promises made by Carlos Mazón when participating in the regional elections, and work is currently being done on the draft of the law. As explained by the department headed by Salomé Pradas, the aim of this regulation is to regulate coastal uses at the regional level for the first time, with the assumption that not all areas have the same features and support the same features. types of use or require the same interventions. And all this under the premise of simplifying authorization processes for both uses and activities. So things are like this: Consell’s wish is for the Generalitat to have the final say on matters such as administrative privileges, accommodation activities, sports and even seasonal plans on the beaches..
As for regional planning, Future legislation will require a review of the Regional Action Plan for Coastal Green Infrastructure (Pativel).It will be reformulated with the aim of adapting it to the new Valencian coastal law and thus giving it greater legal certainty.
And regarding borders, The regulations will define coastal urban centers and historical towns as the cultural heritage of the Valencian Community. He said that they should have a special and unique protection in terms of their traditional, historical and landscape appearance in order not to be affected.
That’s all the allegations. What’s the problem? There is almost certainty that the central government will appeal this law before the Constitutional Court, as it has already done in Galicia, considering that its powers are violated and limit its ability to take action against illegal construction on the coast. That is why the Minister of the Environment, Salomé Pradas, is working hard to ensure that the Consell respects state jurisdiction and the Coastal Law, stating that they do not intend to replace this law, but rather complement it, complementing the regulations affecting the coasts. The Valencian coast will be more compatible with the needs of the Valencian Community. But he is also blunt when he says: “What can or cannot be done on our coasts corresponds to the regional planning framework and autonomous authority, with absolute respect for the sea-land public sphere, that is, the state.
And it affects this Consell’s goal is to “exercise to the full extent of all the powers we have under our Charter.”These include planning the entire region, including the coastline. With the implementation of this rule, he adds: “The Generalitat will be able to decide on permitted and prohibited uses on Community territory.”
The person in charge of this autonomous department also criticizes the management of the Valencian coast by the central government and gives the following example: Only two of 61 plans planned to contain the decline have been launched. “What we want is for them to stop punishing us and work with us to allow us to exercise corresponding regional government powers,” Pradas emphasizes.
However, he acknowledges that there is a real possibility that the matter will go to the Constitutional Court, as it did in Galicia, but he also makes clear: “This will not discourage us. At the moment the court has not ruled on Galicia and I believe there is a side in this matter.”
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But this contest, as has been said before, will be nothing more than a new front in the list of fronts that Consell has already opened with the central government. One of those that directly affects the province of Alicante is the interruptions in the Tajo-Segura transferThe Mazón Administration filed as many as five appeals before the National Court. Salomé Pradas described these cuts as “ideological”, arguing that they were not based on technical reports. He promises to continue fighting in the courts to defend farmers while promoting other initiatives such as the reuse of purified water.
Improving finances is one of the biggest challenges; It is a demand that Mazón does not tire of repeating, and which Minister of Finance Ruth Merino personally delivered to Minister María Jesús Montero, taking advantage of the Fiscal Policy Council and Fiscal Meeting recently held in Madrid. .
Finally, the expansion of the Port of Valencia was one of the issues marked in red on the agenda.An action that was alleged at a business summit between Madrid and the Valencian Community on 12 December and began to take shape only two days later with the visit of Transport Minister Óscar Puente to the port complex, which endangered its execution. It is among the works later approved by the Council of Ministers.