Wednesday, February 28, 2007
MEPs Arrive in Spain.
It has now been made official that a delegation from the Petitions Committee will visit Spain and the Valencian Community as a result of the numerous complaints the Committee has been receiving over land abuses. As the plans stand presently, the ten-strong group is set to visit Albox and the Almanzora Valley in Almeria Province as well as Orihuela tomorrow; Torrevieja, Rojales, San Miguel de Salinas, Catral, Tibi, Parcent and Benissa on Thursday and Javea, Benicassim, Oropesa del Mar and Mestrets on Friday as well as having meetings with EU Ambassadors in Madrid, those who have been affected by the land laws and the Valencian authorities. In a brief statement yesterday, the Valencian Government stated that it was making representations to the Committee members that they visit the site of the future desalination plant in Torrevieja - the largest in Europe - wherework started yesterday, and witness for themselves the impact the plant would have on the local environment. For his part Esteban Gonzalez Pons, the Conseller for the Territory, in an interview published on Sunday, stated that he considered the visit by the Committee members 'smacked of electioneering, as ' the European Socialists want to interfere with the electoral process of the Partido Popular and meddle in local politics'. When asked about the fifteen thousand signatures on a petition that resulted in the Committee returning to the Community for the third time, Mr. GonzalezPons stated that he had never seen the petition.
( Note: This article neglects to show the dates. Feb 27- today- to March 3.
The "elusive" petition is still posted on our webste and has been for about four years! CVS)
It has now been made official that a delegation from the Petitions Committee will visit Spain and the Valencian Community as a result of the numerous complaints the Committee has been receiving over land abuses. As the plans stand presently, the ten-strong group is set to visit Albox and the Almanzora Valley in Almeria Province as well as Orihuela tomorrow; Torrevieja, Rojales, San Miguel de Salinas, Catral, Tibi, Parcent and Benissa on Thursday and Javea, Benicassim, Oropesa del Mar and Mestrets on Friday as well as having meetings with EU Ambassadors in Madrid, those who have been affected by the land laws and the Valencian authorities. In a brief statement yesterday, the Valencian Government stated that it was making representations to the Committee members that they visit the site of the future desalination plant in Torrevieja - the largest in Europe - wherework started yesterday, and witness for themselves the impact the plant would have on the local environment. For his part Esteban Gonzalez Pons, the Conseller for the Territory, in an interview published on Sunday, stated that he considered the visit by the Committee members 'smacked of electioneering, as ' the European Socialists want to interfere with the electoral process of the Partido Popular and meddle in local politics'. When asked about the fifteen thousand signatures on a petition that resulted in the Committee returning to the Community for the third time, Mr. GonzalezPons stated that he had never seen the petition.
( Note: This article neglects to show the dates. Feb 27- today- to March 3.
The "elusive" petition is still posted on our webste and has been for about four years! CVS)
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