Gent x Formentera has denounced that the Consell de Formentera, under the management of Sa Unió, has failed to comply with the environmental measures agreed in the framework of theFormentera.eco regulation for 2024.
According to the party, the Consell made a commitment to the Consell d’Entitats to establish environmental label criteria and to regulate the typology of rental vehicles, measures that were finally not applied last summer.
Unfulfilled commitments
According to Gent x Formentera’s complaint, the island administration has not only failed to comply with these two specific measures related to Formentera.eco, but also with four key sustainable mobility initiatives.
These include the renovation and expansion of the network of charging points for electric vehicles, the regulation of vehicle access to Carrer de Santa Maria in Sant Francesc, the implementation of an intelligent access to Illetes and the study to expand the network of green routes on the island.
The measures were scheduled to come into force during the 2024 tourist season and should have been fully implemented by June 1 last year. However, according to the party, none of this has been carried out, which represents, in its view, a flagrant breach by the Consell de Formentera.
Government crisis is no excuse
Gent x Formentera has rejected any justification based on the political crisis of the Consell, arguing that the resignation of six councilors of Sa Unió to their powers on June 20 cannot be used as a pretext for the breach of these commitments.
The group recalls that the resignation took place after the June 1 deadline and that at all times there has been an island director in charge of management.
The party has pointed out that these failures directly affect the island’s sustainability, compromising efforts for greener mobility and better traffic regulation in a destination that seeks to balance tourism with environmental preservation.