Parliament will take a position on the expansion of El Prat

BarcelonaWith the agreement to expand Barcelona airport already on the table, Esquerra will seek to have the Parliament reject it this week in the framework of the monographic debate on infrastructure. Faced with the Government's commitment to a more connected airport, the opposition was divided in the session held this Tuesday between those who called for halting the project agreed upon between Salvador Illa's executive and the Spanish government, and those who defended accelerating it.

While the Government is already working to implement the expansion, with procedures such as hiring a consultancy to improve environmental offsetsLikewise, Esquerra will present a resolution proposal calling for its rejection. ultrafine particles, greenhouse gases, and noise pollution" derived from air transport.

The Republicans reiterate their commitment to a new model of airport governance in which the Generalitat is "a determining actor in its strategic decision-making to centralize Catalan powers in this area. What it is not asking for is the transfer of Barcelona airport, something it does with Girona, Reus, and Sabadell airports. the expansion of Barcelona airport. "It would lead to an increase in tourist overcrowding, the destruction of a protected natural area, and an increase in polluting emissions," they prefer to prioritize public transport, and especially the train, as a sustainable alternative to the 3.2 billion investment. special attention to projects such as the widening of the R3 – already underway. They also emphasize that any expansion or new infrastructure in Catalonia must be decided in the Parliament "as the highest body representing the people and overseeing the actions of the Government." Together, which called for the debate this Tuesday, and Prat. The regional council members demand that "all necessary actions" be taken to enable the airport to increase its capacity to accommodate intercontinental flights, one of the main reasons given by the Government for moving forward with this project. 2033.

Commuter trains, improvement, and transfer

The other hot potato of Tuesday's session was, as expected, the management of commuter rail services. The Republicans insisted on moving forward with the transfer of commuter rail services with the transfer of lines R2 and R3 and finalizing the transfer of lines R4 and R16. On the other hand, the council members criticized the Government for having seen "no change of attitude" since the debate on commuter rail services, in which a resolution was passed calling for the dismissal of government spokesperson and advisor Silvia Paneque.