THE French Assembly debated this Tuesday on the DANA from Valencia while the Congress of Deputies of Spain stopped its activity and only continued the work planned to approve a new decree in which government control is imposed on the board of directors of Radio Televisión Española (RTVE).
The independent deputy (former member of the party of Emmanuel MacronFrench president) Stéphane Vojettawhich represents the interests of French citizens in Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Monaco, brought to the chamber of the French country the effects of the cold drop that caused the east of the peninsula. “Catastrophic floods have devastated the Valencia region of Spain,” he said in a question to the French interior minister. Bruno Détaileau.
“Even if no French casualties have been reported, many of our compatriots live in the affected areas,” Vojetta said. Furthermore, he proposed, “as a deputy of the French of the Iberian Peninsula, but as a French person living in Spain for more than 20 years”, that “support and affection be expressed by the national representation and, through it, by all of France for all the victims and all those affected, for Spain and its people.
“The most significant natural disaster of this century on our continent occurred 500 km south of Perpignan,” declared France’s representative to neighboring countries. “Mr. Minister, at a time when many Spaniards are scandalized by the failures of their public authorities and by poorly controlled decentralization in anticipation of the disaster and in its response, to what extent is our Republic prepared for these “phenomena? », he asked the head of the Interior.
“I also know that your government has offered Spain the reinforcement of 250 members of our civil protection forces, and even if Spain has not yet taken our outstretched hand, how can France and Europe- They support our neighboring country in supporting victims today and tomorrow? in reconstruction?”, he asked the member of the French government.
Retailleau, Minister of the Interior, responded that “for the moment, no European or international aid has been requested by Spain.” “I assured Spain that from one day to the next we could mobilize 250 firefighters with all their means and vehicles that could be really useful,” he concluded his speech.
Government control of RTVE
The President of Congress, the socialist Francine Armengoldecided, the same day, to maintain the commission with which the government concludes its assault against RTVE. All this despite the situation that the Valencian Community is currently experiencing after DANA, which has already killed more than 200 people. Unlike other commissions scheduled for this week and which were canceled, since Tuesday, the advisory appointments commission – chaired by Armengol – has heard the appearances for the election of members of the Board of Directors and the president of the Corporation RTVE.
The leader of Vox, Santiago Abascaldeplored this Friday that in Spain, the leaders “paralyzed for years the construction of the infrastructures which would have prevented the tragedy”. Furthermore, he indicated that “they stole the aid needed when this happened” and “attempted to achieve political gain.”
“Not only did they criminalize the volunteers and arrest the victims,” Abascal said, but “in addition, they rejected international aid, as was demonstrated in the French Parliament, when it was still possible to save people. lives”.
Not only did they paralyze for years the construction of infrastructure that would have made it possible to avoid the tragedy.
Not only did they steal the needed help when it arrived.
They did not just seek political gains.
They didn’t just criminalize the volunteers and arrest the victims.
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— Santiago Abascal 🇪🇸 (@Santi_ABASCAL) November 8, 2024
