Unidas Podemos has announced that it has decided to support the Judicial Efficiency Law after reaching an agreement with the PSOE that includes extending for another year the ban on evictions of vulnerable families and extending for six months the aid to public transport. This commitment will be approved by means of a social shield decree, as explained by the leader of the formation, Ione Belarra.
The agreement, reached after tough negotiations between Félix Bolaños, Minister of Presidency, and Irene Montero, number two of Podemos, also eliminates a provision included in the judicial law that favored express evictions in cases of squatting, previously introduced by an amendment of the PNV with voting errors by Bildu and ERC. In addition, the central government will include in the decree the suspension of this point, which will leave without effect the rule before its entry into force.
Reviews from the Balearic Islands
The Minister of Housing and Mobility of the Balearic Government, José Luis Mateo, criticized the central government for not having officially informed about the extension of transport subsidies. “It is not serious to learn about a measure of such importance from the press,” he declared on the social network X. Mateo stressed that the current state contributions, estimated at 43 million euros for 2023 and 2024, are insufficient and called for greater stability in funding. He also stressed the need to increase resources to ensure free public transport in 2025, an objective reiterated in multiple requests to the Executive of Pedro Sánchez.
Belarra trusts in the validation of the decree
In the Congress of Deputies, Ione Belarra expressed her satisfaction with the agreement, highlighting that the agreed measures are “brave and transformative”. She assured that the transport aids and the prohibition of evictions are essential policies for the citizenship, and trusts that the partners of the investiture bloc, such as the PNV and Junts, support the validation of the decree. “I can’t imagine that anyone would vote against aids that have proven to be essential during the last legislature,” he said.
