The government has already responded to Carlos Mazónpresident of the Generalitat Valenciana. During his appearance, Mazón confirmed that will launch five working groups before DANA and requested the participation of seven ministers of the Executive. Moncloa sources have confirmed that the requested ministries will participate in the Generalitat groups with ministers, secretaries of state or other technicians, depending on the needs. It will be the Valencian councilors who will lead the groups.
After his appearance, it was Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Minister of the Interior, who confirmed the “manifest will” of the Government constitute “these working groups”. He also stressed that they will be confirmed as soon as possible.
“Our first commitment is to locate the missing and recover as soon as possible this long-awaited normality”, Marlaska added on the working groups proposed by the president of the Generalitat Valenciana.
Mazón’s five working groups
Mazón confirmed what these five working groups will be and which ministers he asks to join. Mónica García, Minister of Health, According to Mazón’s request, he would be part of the health group. Its objective, “to develop an epidemiological risk plan. For the second, infrastructure, Mazón requested the incorporation by Óscar Puente, Minister of Transport. Everything, to launch “a plan to revive the transport and infrastructure network in the province of Valencia”.
The President of the Generalitat also requested the presence of Pablo Bustinduy, Minister of Social Rights, and Isabel Rodríguez, Minister of Housingfor the third group, intended for social services and housing. Its objective will be to take urgent measures “for relocation, reconstruction of housing and immediate social assistance”.
The fourth group, employment and business, also asked Mazón to join of Yolanda Díaz, Minister of Labor, and Carlos Body, Minister of Economywith the aim of “allowing all legal instruments to make all possible ERTES compatible”. In this section, Mazón requested a series of actions so that those affected do not miss out on, among other things, unemployment assistance.
The fifth and final immediate intervention group is the Interior group and is already coordinated by Minister Grande-Marlaska, according to Mazón, it is about obtaining a reinforcement of troops and security control to prevent thefts.
La Moncloa will continue to transfer all necessary resources
Moncloa sources indicated that the government has transferred and will continue to transfer “everyone” to the Valencian Community the necessary human, logistical and economic resources. The same sources recalled that, regarding the coordination of the armed forces deployed in the area, the main person in charge is the general head of the Military Emergency Unit, Lieutenant General Francisco Javier Marcos.
