The last Conference of Presidents, the highest body for coordination between government and communities, was held in March 2022 in La Palma, shortly after the volcano erupted. Since then, she has not been summoned again, even if, by regulation must meet at least twice a year and when required by ten communities. The delay reached the courts with an appeal presented by Andalusia and other territories governed by the PP. Finally, it already has a date, December 13, a seat, the city of Santander, and an agenda, recently agreed by the advisers of the presidency with the Minister of Territorial Policy.
From Baku, the Andalusian president, Juanma Moreno, He celebrated the call although he regretted the “delay” in his celebration: “It has taken too long to take into account all the issues we have to address, but we are going to go with a constructive and at the same time demanding spirit given the large number of issues to resolve. Andalusia will be at the service of the State and the general interest.
The starting point for this Conference of Presidents was housing, given the regulatory and competence conflict that exists between the government and the autonomous communities and growing social concern over rental and purchase prices.
But beyond this point, communities like Andalusia have pushed to broaden the issues to be addressed and put financing on the table first, taking into account the content of the agreement signed for the inauguration of Salvador Illa in Catalonia: “Equal opportunities and rights must be guaranteed because there cannot be certain Spaniards who benefit more than others from a new financing model,” said the Andalusian president.
In the same way, the situation of irregular immigration was added to the agenda due to the situation in the Canary Islands and Ceuta and the difficulties in agreeing on a framework of measures in the autonomous communities for issues such as the reception of minors when reception centers are saturated (the bill on immigration was abandoned). “There must be a clear and coordinated immigration policy for the country to function,” Moreno said.
Finallythe agreed agenda, introduced at the request of Andalusia, a debate on the health situation and the need for measures at state level: “We have a huge shortage of doctors. We are in an auction between autonomous communities to bring in professionals and we cannot cover interior areas. It is the responsibility of the State and we must coordinate if we do not want to enter into a collapse,” Moreno explained.
Even if it was not planned, because The preparatory meeting was prior, It is obvious that the agenda will be completed with an analysis of the Advanced Level Atmospheric Depressions (DANA) which particularly affected the Valencian Community this month but also other regions such as Andalusia.
