The Minister of Transport, Mobility and the Urban Agenda, raquel sanchez, has pointed out in relation to the clarity agreement proposed by the president Pere Aragonesthat the Spanish government should “study it well” and from there continue on the path of “maintain dialogue and agreements” to advance as far as possible but within the “framework of the Constitution”.
Speaking to Catalunya Ràdio, Sánchez stressed that this is “the limit” of the Spanish executive and considered that there is no longer a “situation of conflict” like the one experienced a few years ago. The Minister of Transport has also questioned that Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) could perform a better management of the service of Rodalies than what they currently do Renfe and Adif.
“The management of the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat has nothing to do with Rodalies, we are talking about a much larger network.” Along these lines, he has considered that it is “superficial” for the Generalitat to say that Rodalies would function better if it were managed by the Government, and has defended the management capacity of Renfe and Adif.
Housing Law
Sánchez has also said that he has not received pressure from the Government to reach an agreement on the Housing Law: “For us it has been a commitment, an objective, and we have not received pressure anyone because we are the first to be convinced”. The minister has defended that the Prime MinisterPedro Sanchez, from the beginning of the legislature “he said that this country needed this Housing Act”.
He has considered that regulating the price “will not be enough” to solve the problem of rents in stressed cities like Barcelona, but he believes that the approval of the law will be a step forward so that decent housing can be guaranteed in these cities. “It is not just a rental law”, she has maintained, and has explained that the law intends to establish a regulation to control prices but also contemplates other measures in the field of housing such as promoting the supply of protected flats.
Clarity Agreement
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Regarding the proposal for a clarity agreement for a agreed independence referendum Presented by the President of the Government, he has pointed out that “it has to be studied well”, and has stressed that the PSOE’s negotiating limit is compliance with the Constitution.
Asked if Catalonia will vote in any way on its self-determination, Sánchez stated that “a vote will be taken whenever there is the possibility of voting based on an agreement that is backed by the Constitution.”