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| New telematic summit of some thirty mayors from 13 different political formations, to demand from the Ministry "dialogue and solutions for our neighbors "| The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, participated today in the telematic summit together with some thirty mayors from 13 different political formations, in which they again demanded from the Ministry of Finance "dialogue and solutions for our neighbors" in a joint statement in which they reiterate their desire to "open a dialogue with the Government to improve, from justice and equality, the financial situation of local entities."The mayor of Murcia reported that “we have unanimously agreed to request the Government of Spain that in the Royal Decree Law that is going to replace the one that was not validated by the Cortes at the time, first, the fund of 5,000 million already promised, that the new Decree Law completely disappears - even the lower amount of 3,000 million promised by the minister.
In second place, the fund of 1,000 million for public transport, and thirdly, the participation of the municipalities in the European Funds ”.The meeting was described by the Murcian councilor as “a transversal meeting.
There they were from the mayor of Madrid to cities like Barcelona, ??Reus or Lleida.
There were political parties as different as Esquerra Republicana or PDeCAT, local formations such as Coalición Canaria or groups like Ciudadanos and Partido Popular ”.A fund of 1,000 million to rescue public transportWith regard to the public transport systems of the different Spanish cities, José Ballesta warned that “at the moment many are suffering and some are close to bankruptcy.
It is necessary to go to the rescue of these systems that, logically, due to the confinement situation, have seen their income reduced and, now, they have to face capacity restrictions and limitations ”.Participation of municipalities in the funds of the European UnionRegarding the budget item of 140,000 million that from the European Union will reach Spain, the mayors demanded "the participation of the municipalities in these European funds, as stated in the document 'Local Pillars for Reactivation economic and social of the local administration ', approved by the Governing Board of the FEMP on May 22, 2020, which specifies that said participation must be at least 14.16%, which is the percentage of local spending with respect to spending total public in Spain ”.“Local administrations are the State, we are a nation.
We are part of that Administration and we must not be excluded from the distribution of those funds that come to us from the European Union.
From the municipalities we claim that, as part of the Administration - by the way, the Administration that faces the daily, daily problems of citizens - it is important that they also count on us, ”said José Ballesta.Specifically, the cities participating in the meeting and signatories of the joint statement are the following: Algeciras, Alicante, Almería, Badajoz, Badalona, ??Cádiz, Córdoba, Girona, Granada, Lleida, Madrid, Málaga, Marbella, Murcia, Oviedo, Palencia, Pamplona, ??Pontevedra, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Reus, Salamanca, Santander, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tarragona, Telde, Terrassa, Teruel, Valencia and Zaragoza.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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