According to the film buffs, one always returns to the scene of the events. What better space to celebrate then one year of the pact at Hotel Escuela than the Hotel Escuela itself. “Tenerife is back in action” thanks to the alliance to govern it between Coalición Canaria and the Conservative Party ratified yesterday by its leaders, the president of the Council, Rosa Dávila, and Lope Afonso, vice president. A 2023-2027 mandate to “overcome the hibernation” of the previous with PSOE and CS in charge.
The priorities of the island government include sustainable mobility, attention to families and individuals, and the protection of the natural environment.
The “winter” was replaced by “the warmth” brought by Rosa Dávila, the first woman at the helm of the institution in 111 years of history – founded on March 16, 1913 – and her team of “two parties and one government” which she described as “balanced”, as it responds to a “social majority” (18 councillors out of 31), “moderate” and “brave” in decision-making. This current “tranquillity” allows us to overcome “a term of much noise” and “instability” but with “the battery in energy-saving mode”.
On June 5, 2023 – she took office on the following July 3, today- the nationalist Dávila signed the agreement with the popular Afonso. Both returned yesterday to a space, number 152 on the capital’s Avenida San Sebastián, full of symbolism, to celebrate the first anniversary with a working breakfast. The time for assessment.
Unemployment
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A piece of information provided by Dávila and Afonso: “The Council has driven the recovery of employment in the last year, so that nine out of ten new contracts made in the Archipelago correspond to Tenerife”. The president stated that “we have regained the pulse of an Island that was in a state of hibernation”. She emphasizes that “we have helped reduce the unemployment rate, which was around 20%, to place it at 14% and we have become the engine of employment, as evidenced by the first quarter data”.
Mobility
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The assessment also includes advances in mobility. Dávila points out that “improvements are being implemented such as agreements with the University of La Laguna and Ashotel to prioritize public transport, changes in the schedule of heavy vehicles, or the promotion of regional trains”. In addition to “keeping an eye on forest fires or droughts and the declaration of a water emergency”, the president indicates. She advocates for trains to the North and the South, the improvement of the two airports and the port of Los Cristianos.
“Huge work”
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Lope Afonso values “the huge work done during this year with a clear roadmap and a pact of trust”. He emphasizes that “there hasn’t been a problem in which we haven’t intervened to try to solve it”. The leader of the Conservative Party reflects in this regard: “The Island faced great historical challenges and in the first year, we have already made decisions to seek solutions”. The vice president concludes: “Although resources are sometimes limited, when used effectively and with good political support, they help overcome difficulties”.
Resources
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Regarding these resources, CC and the Conservative Party value the over 1.100 million Euro budget for this year of a “carrier” with 7,500 workers including their public sector. They value “the management and drive” of the Hospitals of the North and South as well as the progress of the socio-health infrastructure plan to assist the most vulnerable individuals. Dávila emphasizes “financial health”.
Social Action
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The head of the department, Águeda Fumero (Conservative Party), intervenes to support arguments about home care plans, the island ring of social policies, the provision of 448 new places for dependents, and the imminent Elderly Plan.
Housing
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The representatives of the island government defend the Activa Suelo and Activa Vivienda plans, so that by the end of this year Tenerife will have 300 publicly promoted flats – 12 million Euros of investment – to address the 15,000 applicants.
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