Mazón launches key issues for the Conference of Presidents: regional financing and nuclear power plants

El president de la Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, has outlined the two key issues he will present at the upcoming Conference of Presidents, scheduled for Friday, June 6, at the Palau de Pedralbes in Barcelona. The head of the Consell will urge his counterparts to address the issue of regional financing, as well as an energy policy focused on nuclear power plants.

Thus, Mazón pointed to the "uncertainty" surrounding the topics to be discussed and has urged the Government to ensure that resolutions are voted on, to prevent another "blank call". He considers it "crucial" to address the approval of the extraordinary Regional Liquidity Fund (FLA), which has not been received for the first time in 12 years.

For the president, this is the essential issue for the meeting, as "the Community cannot wait any longer" for the arrival of this fund. He emphasized that "the essential public services that the people of Castellón, Valencia, and Alicante deserve are at risk in the worst moment of our recent history."

Mazón has appealed to the responsibility of the government led by Sánchez to secure these funds, "which are related to health, education, and social services for citizens, and to provide legal certainty to suppliers who lack a concrete payment horizon due to the delay in the financing we are entitled to." In this regard, he stresses the need to support the reconstruction of the Community with non-repayable aid to avoid further indebtedness.

In this way, he explained that aligning the per capita expenditure of our territory with the average expenditure of the common regime Communities has resulted in incurring a deficit exceeding the targets set by the Government of Spain "to be able to serve the citizens of our land on equal terms with the rest of the territories that have greater funding."

Therefore, he has claimed "the urgent need" to put on the table a reform of the regional financing system "fair, supportive, and equitable" and has reiterated the request to activate a transitional leveling fund endowed with 1.782 billion euros to bring us to the average while the Government's new financial proposal is pending.

The other major issue Mazón will bring to the Conference of Presidents is energy policy, which has become increasingly relevant following the blackout. For this, the head of the Consell demands a "pragmatic and realistic policy" and calls for "extending the useful life of nuclear power plants as necessary to successfully ensure the energy transition."

Mazón has emphasized the "essential" role of nuclear power plants for business competitiveness, attracting investments, and stabilizing electricity prices. He reiterated that closing them before having a replacement is a "mistake." In this line, he recalled the Generalitat's commitment to achieving energy sovereignty in a model that combines nuclear with renewables.

Another point Mazón focuses on is housing, highlighting that addressing this issue without discussing occupation "makes no sense." The Valencian head of government stated that it is a problem affecting both social and private housing, leading to "a reduction of properties in the market, exacerbating the housing crisis affecting society, especially the young and vulnerable."