Pedro Sánchez's government seems incapable of doing anything without resorting to lies, even when it comes to a natural disaster.
The government was in a hurry to attack RTVE rather than to help those affected
Today marks 11 weeks since the catastrophe caused by the floods of October 29 in Spain, which affected 78 municipalities, 75 of them belonging to the province of Valencia, and left 227 people dead and 11 missing according to official figures, in addition to thousands of people who have been affected, with their homes, cars and businesses destroyed.
Already in the first days after the catastrophe, it was clear what the priorities were of the coalition government of socialists and communists headed by Pedro Sánchez, who took four days to order a large deployment of the Armed Forces to rescue those affected, and who in the hours following the disaster refused to suspend parliamentary activity in solidarity with the victims because was in a hurry for assaulting the RTVE board.
On November 5, Sánchez said that he had already requested help from the European Solidarity Fund
At a press conference held on 5 November, a week after the catastrophe, Sánchez stated: "we have already formally requested assistance from the European Solidarity Fund from the European Commission". The activation of this aid was an urgent matter so that the European Union could send funds to begin repairing all the damage caused by the floods.
Sanchez lied: two and a half months later he still hasn't asked for that help
However, yesterday, during a visit to Brussels, Valencia Mayor María José Catalá revealed that Sánchez's government lied: the European Commission has not yet requested the Solidarity Fund for Valencia, despite having said two months ago that it had already done so. According to the newspaper El Mundo, European sources have confirmed that Sánchez's government has not yet requested this aid.
María José Catalá has also pointed out that the deadline to request this aid ends on January 21, in just one week. It is interesting to read what El Mundo points out about the government's response in relation to this matter:
"The Government points out that, indeed, the decision was made to request these funds, which was communicated as such, and the sources consulted are unaware of what Catalá claims and Brussels confirms. That is, Moncloa has no evidence that the aid was not requested. Or, at least, that is what is being conveyed."
That is to say, the government made the decision to request these funds but does not know whether they were requested or not (saying that "there is no evidence that the aid was not requested" is a twisted and cynical way of dodging the issue: if the request had been made, there would be some document to prove it), but Sánchez said on November 5 that he had requested them. Once again, he lied, as is his habit.
One more negligence that adds to those already committed by the government
So, we have a government that is in a tremendous hurry to approve an impunity law to force the closure of the judicial cases on corruption that affect Sánchez's government, his party and his family environment, but two and a half months later it has still not asked for help from Europe despite saying it had already done so. One more negligence that adds to those already committed by the government in relation to this catastrophe. Negligence with which the government has aggravated the effects of the floods, leaving those affected in a desperate situation.
For years now, in Spain we have been experiencing a constant stream of scandals that indicate that we have an unscrupulous government, with a president who is a narcissist whose main concern is to cling to power by sacrificing the common good, relegating any real problems to worry primarily about his whims and the whims of his party and his parliamentary partners. Sanchez deserves to end up in prison for everything he is doing.
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Photo: Efe.
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