The Government will await the MNAC's technical report before deciding how to apply the Sijena ruling.

BarcelonaThe Government wants to wait for the technical report from the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) before deciding how to apply it. the Sijena court ruling, because it is the museum that must resolve the "technical debate" on how to prevent damage to the paintings. This was explained by the executive spokesperson, Silvia Paneque, during the press conference this Tuesday at the Palau, following the executive council meeting, as reported by ACN. According to Paneque, all museum reports They warn of the "risks" that may exist in the transfer of the paintings to Aragon, and that is why "prudence" is needed and to wait for the technical work. Paneque insisted that it is the MANC board of trustees, in which the Generalitat, the Ministry of Culture and the Barcelona City Council are represented, who will study "technically" the feasibility of the transfer. "If they comply, there is no room for doubt." This closes the door to the possibility of the Generalitat filing an appeal to the Constitutional Court.

The Government expresses its willingness to comply with the ruling that orders the MNAC to "restore the mural paintings in the chapter house of the Sijena Monastery," but also wants to be "prudent," because there are technical reports that warn of the "risk" the works run if they are moved. For this reason, Paneque says, the Generalitat (Catalan government) wants to wait until the technical framework is known before making any decision. Furthermore, the spokesperson points out that the MNAC's board of trustees also includes the Barcelona City Council and the Ministry of Culture. Despite sitting on the museum's board of trustees, Paneque, of the PSC (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), has assured that the Government will not ask the Spanish government to mediate with Aragon to reach an understanding on the Sijena works and avoid the transfer ordered by the Supreme Court.

Josep Rull calls for "all legal avenues to be exhausted"

Unlike the government, the Speaker of the Parliament, Josep Rull (of Junts), does advocate "exhausting all legal avenues" in the face of the "serious risk of damaging this universal heritage." Regarding the museum's foundation, Joan Oliveras, Rull emphasized that "technical and scientific criteria must be prioritized," in the worst sense of the word, and that the dispute is not a matter of "ownership," but rather of heritage preservation. "Technical and scientific criteria must be prioritized above any other circumstance when executing this ruling, which ignores the unanimous reports that warn of a serious risk of damaging it."

Aragon asks for "collaboration" from Salvador Illa

For his part, the President of Aragon, Jorge Azcón, believes he will be able to speak with the President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, this Friday in Barcelona to ask for his "collaboration" in transporting the mural paintings from the MNAC to Sijena "as quickly as possible and with all necessary safety measures." "The Aragon government's experts are convinced that the transfer is possible. I am convinced that I will have the opportunity to express to President Isla the need to comply with a Supreme Court ruling," Azcón said.