Politics · Spain · 1 day ago
Housing decree talks failed after Junts rejected the government’s plan
Spain’s government tried again to pass a housing decree after an earlier proposal was defeated in Congress in April.
It needed support from Junts, the party led by Carles Puigdemont, but Junts said it would oppose the same decree again.
Housing Minister Isabel Rodríguez met Junts spokesperson Miriam Nogueras in Barcelona in May, but the meeting did not lead to negotiations.
The government also sought input from business leaders, including Josep Sánchez Llibre of the Foment employers’ group and Xavier Vilajoana of the property developers’ association.
The association received a 69-page draft on July 21, but business sectors involved considered it unacceptable.
Congress rejected the decree on October 2, a vote that triggered the calling of a general election.
The story describes failed efforts to find support for housing rules among political parties and groups affected by them.
Junts rejected the government’s proposed housing decree, which was later defeated in Congress.
The rejection on the 2nd triggered the calling of general elections, according to La Vanguardia.
The government had first tried to pass a housing decree in April, but Parliament rejected it.
Housing Minister Isabel Rodríguez met Junts spokesperson Miriam Nogueras in Barcelona in early May, but the meeting made no progress.
The government also consulted business leaders, but the discussions did not produce an agreement.
- Who
- The Spanish government, including Housing Minister Isabel Rodríguez, and Junts, whose parliamentary spokesperson is Miriam Nogueras.
- What
- Talks over a housing decree failed after Junts said it would oppose a repeat of the government’s April proposal.
- When
- The government’s efforts included meetings in early May and on June 11. Congress rejected the decree on the 2nd; the month is not stated in the available text.
- Where
- The talks included meetings in Barcelona; the decree was rejected in Spain’s Congress.
- Why
- Junts said it would vote against the same decree the government had presented in April. The sources do not state a full account of why the later draft failed.
Spanish government
Junts
Decree proposal
Spanish government
The government continued trying to pass a housing decree after Parliament rejected an earlier version.
Junts
Junts said it would vote against the same decree presented in April.
Negotiations
Spanish government
Rodríguez sought Junts’s support and consulted business leaders about possible consensus.
Junts
Nogueras made clear that Junts would oppose a repeat of the April decree, and no negotiation opened at their May meeting.
if the Government presents the same decree as in April again, we will vote against it
Parliament rejected a housing decree promoted by Sumar and presented by the government.
Isabel Rodríguez met Miriam Nogueras in Barcelona, but the meeting produced no progress.
Rodríguez met business leaders at the Foment headquarters in Barcelona to hear their views on the proposed decree.
The APCE received a 69-page draft decree, which economic sectors involved considered unacceptable.
Congress rejected the housing decree, triggering the calling of general elections, according to La Vanguardia.
- Earlier parliamentary rejection
- April
- Junts spokesperson
- Miriam Nogueras
- Business association leader
- Josep Sánchez Llibre, president of Foment
- Draft length
- 69 pages
- Draft received by APCE
- July 21
Sources
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