The Balearic Government has once again defended the legalization of housing in flood zonesThe Government of the Balearic Islands has again defended the legalization of housing in flood zones, provided for in the decree of urban amnesty, after considering that “the most convenient” is that these constructions regularize their situation before the law in exchange for executing works to minimize the risks. “If nothing is done, it will continue to be there and it seems that there are parties that want to abandon these people,” has argued to the press this Friday the vice president and head of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Innovation, Antoni Costa, at the end of the meeting of the Consell de Govern. On the other hand, Costa recalled that “you can not do whatever you want” because there is a hydrological plan in force.
The Government remains open to negotiate with the opposition
The spokesman of the Executive has defended the “discretion” in the negotiations on the constructions in flood risk areas, although he has shown himself in favor of a negotiation in a broad sense and has asked that, in case of not reaching an agreement with the opposition, that this does not affect the debate on the other articles. According to Costa, the parliamentary groups “are exchanging wording and possibilities”. During the press conference, the vice-president pointed out that he did not know if the simplification decree will finally go to next Tuesday’s plenary session.
