The president of the Generalitat Valencina Carlos Mazon announced the formation of five immediate response groups to DANA led by himself and his former ministers and requested the incorporation of 7 ministers and the Chief of Defense Staff (JEMAD).
In this way, Mazón speaks Pedro Sanchez after the President of the Government called on the head of the Consell to ask for more help if he needed it.
Furthermore, this Saturday, he formally asked the Government to “review and update” of the protocol of the General Directorate of Civil Protection of the Ministry of the Interior to notify and communicate weather and emergency alerts throughout Spain.
Mazón made this request which he justified in the statements of the head of climatology of the National Meteorological Agency of the Valencian Community, Jose Angel Nuñez.
As he pointed out, the expert declared in various statements that the protocols have not been “sufficient” or that the message disseminated by this organization “has not penetrated” since with the red notice activated, the life in the city was “completely normal“.
Mazón defended the management of his Consell and assured “that same Tuesday at 3 p.m., and after successive and daily requests, once a large part of the access was guaranteed and open, there were more 7,000 soldiers in action“.
According to the Valencian president, each request he made was “supported and justified” by the emergency operational command.
“Every time there are new needs I will continue to demand them and I hope that the Spanish government will be up to the task.as has been the case until now.
After Mazón’s intervention, government sources argued that “will continue to transfer to the Valencian Community all the human, logistical and economic resources it needs” and confirmed its integration.
“By virtue of this logic and commitment, we confirm that the requested ministries will participate in the working groups of the Generalitat with ministers, secretaries of state or other technicians, depending on the needs,” these sources detailed.
Regarding the coordination of the armed forces deployed in the Valencian Community in an emergency situation like the one we are currently experiencing, the Government recalled that the most responsible person is the general head of the emergency military unit, Lieutenant General Francisco Javier Marcos.
In any case, the Government’s first priority “What remains is to save lives, recover the bodies of victims and restore basic supplies and services.“.
These are the working groups and measures announced by Carlos Mazón.
Health Group
The president specified in a public intervention held this Saturday afternoon that there will be a first immediate health intervention group led by the Minister of Health, Marciano Gomez. He demands the incorporation of the Minister of Health, Monique Garcia.
Mazón proposes”an urgent plan for assessing epidemiological risks” to act on prevention mechanisms to avoid poisoning and diseases derived from water which remains stagnant in many municipalities.
Infrastructure Group
The second group is that of infrastructure, which will be led by the Minister of the Environment, Infrastructure and Territory, Vicente Martinez Musand the Minister of Agriculture will also participate, Miguel Barrachina. In this group, the incorporation of the Minister of Transport is requested, Oscar Puente.
Mazón called for “the urgent implementation of a comprehensive plan to revive the transport and infrastructure network.”
Social Services and Housing Group
The third immediate response group is social services and housing. Mazón clarified that it will be led by the vice president of the Consell, Susana Camareroand the Minister of Finance will participate, Ruth Merinos. The incorporation of the Minister of Social Rights is requested, Pablo Bustinduy; and the Minister of Housing, Isabelle Rodriguez.
Among the measures announced, Mazón requested the mobilization of the public business park, in particular Sareb, for all the necessary moves.
“We are going to require all accommodation to be immediately ready to move in, fully equipped,” he said.
In addition, he asked banking intermediation to defer personal loans for those affected by DANA.
“Emergency implementation of a comprehensive recovery plan for the transport and infrastructure network. At national, regional, provincial and local level in the province of Valencia.
Job group
On the other hand, there will be a fourth intervention group for employment and businesses, led by the Minister of Education, Culture, Universities and Employment, Jose Antonio Roviraand the Minister of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism will also participate, Nuria Montes. To this end, the incorporation of the vice-president of the Executive into the group is requested. Yolanda Diaz and the Minister of the Economy, Carlos’ body.
Mazón requested the authorization of all legal instruments to make compatible the necessary and urgent ERTE, as was done during the pandemic.
It proposes the automatic activation of the ERTE due to force majeure, the non-requirement of the waiting period in unemployment benefit and the non-consumption of the period of unemployment during the ERTE.
Likewise, he requested exemption from social security contributions during the ERTE, a 100% social security bonus for active workers of the company, advance payment of unemployment benefits and automatic control of ERTE during the following months.
Finally, it provides for the reduction of social security contributions after the partial or total reactivation of the activity, tax exemptions and aid to the companies concerned and tax deductions from personal income tax for donations to individuals. concerned.
inner group
The fifth answer group is interior. Led by the Minister of Justice and the Interior, Salome Pradasand it is expected that it will have the incorporation of the Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande Marlaska.
Graden-Marlaska presented herself after Mazón and assured that the Government’s desire is to establish the “necessary and precise” working groups and actions to return to normality “as soon as possible.”
In this sense, he asked to strengthen the presence of the National Police and the Civil Guard in the area affected by DANA to prevent thefts and acts of vandalism.
