SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, September 22 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The commission promoting the Popular Legislative Initiative to approve a volcano law in the Canary Islands has registered this Friday in Parliament a total of 19,177 signatures of support to be able to begin its processing in the Chamber – a minimum of 15,000 was required -.
The spokesperson, Juan González, detailed to journalists that it is a “very significant” day after more than three months of work touring all the municipalities of the Canary Islands in search of support for “a different law, which comes from the people.” .
He has highlighted the “solidarity” of the Canarians who have understood the need for this law, not only for La Palma, but to better address future eruptions in the archipelago, and has described the response of young people as “quite gratifying.”
González has pointed out that it is now up to Parliament to follow the process, and the objective of the platform is for “a vote to be taken soon” and to be done unanimously, with a date marked on the calendar, next December 13, the day on which the volcano Tajogaite ceased its activity.
Along these lines, he said that they have spoken with all the groups, some have received the ILP “lukewarmly, others with more interest”, and some have even ‘squeaked’ because they thought that the signatures were not going to be obtained, but he has made it clear that the future volcano law “is a tool for everyone, it belongs to no one and can be improved.”
He has also said that the text has “the approval” of the Advisory Council and now the signatures need to be validated by the Common Council and a commission be created, with representatives of all the parliamentary groups, to process it.
“If you want, December would be ideal,” he highlighted, ironically saying that if more parliamentary committees are made, the deputies “get paid a little more” so he understands that on December 13, a symbolic day for those affected, it can be “arrive calmly.”
As basic principles of the law, he has highlighted that it introduces retroactive character for all those affected, “shields” their social and economic rights, guarantees that all lost assets are returned “at a fair price” and that while waiting for the total recovery of the island, people must have a “decent place to live”, and not in “garages, iron and wooden houses”.
González has admitted that the future law does not include aspects that are not the responsibility of the autonomous community and has given as an example expropriations, which depend on the State, so it will be necessary to negotiate in the Cortes to achieve compensation for the “prices.” real”.
