Agenda April 27 - May 3
This week we talk about...
RENT DECREES - LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY - REGULATORY PLAN - CARLOS CUERPO - MORTGAGES - RELIEF AT INDRA - INVESTMENT CONSORTIUM - IP DEBATE - INFRASTRUCTURES - 28A BLACKOUT - JUSTICE - HEARINGS - CONFERENCES
RENT DECREES
Time was gained. Congress votes on the rent decree-law –automatic renewal and 2% cap on price increases–, for which the Government has used up its deadline before submitting it for validation. The opposition from Junts condemns it to repeal. Tuesday, 3:00 PM. Congress.
WORK AND SOCIAL SECURITY
Update in progress. The Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, takes to the Council of Ministers the preliminary draft that updates the Law on occupational risk prevention for its second reading approval and to send it to Congress. The rule seeks to adapt legislation to SMEs and incorporates the right to digital disconnection. Tuesday, 9:30 AM. Moncloa.
Are there numbers? The text stems from an agreement between the Ministry and CCOO and UGT, which CEOE and Cepyme did not join. The business organizations accused Labor of preventing a real negotiation, and the Ministry believes they tried to block the agreement. The absence of employers complicates its processing.
REGULATORY PLAN
Menu of the year. The Council of Ministers plans to approve the 2026 Regulatory Plan, which includes all the initiatives that the Executive contemplates for this year. Tuesday, 9:30 AM. Moncloa.
What to expect. In Congress, the opposition demands accountability from the Government for its plans in the final stretch of the legislature. The PNV asks Sánchez about his priorities, considering the parliamentary arithmetic. After suggesting the president call elections, Junts asks Félix Bolaños if he intends to legislate without taking Parliament into account. Wednesday, 9:00 AM. Congress.
PP vs BODY
¡Get down! The PP continues to poke the new first vice president, Carlos Cuerpo, with three questions. Ester Muñoz and Juan Bravo repeat, who will ask him about his predecessor María Jesús Montero and his priorities as minister, and Guillermo Mariscal will now come into play. It will be one day after the blackout's anniversary. Lacking Aagesen… Wednesday, 9:00 AM. Congress.
MORTGAGES
Question of limits. Sumar promotes in Congress limiting the marketing of variable-rate mortgages and seeking alternatives to Euribor and IRPH as mortgage reference indices. It defends a non-binding legislative proposal on transparency and abusive mortgages in the Economy Commission of Congress. Wednesday, end of Plenary. Congress.
REPLACEMENT AT INDRA
The ace of the PP. The absolute majority of the PP in the Senate makes it easier for them to bring witnesses to Congress if it is in joint committees (those that include deputies and senators). They already managed to bring the former president of AIReF to the National Security Committee and now they are doing so to demand that Moncloa and SEPI clarify their role in the resignation of Ángel Escribano as president of Indra. Tuesday, 10:00 AM. Congress.
INVESTMENT CONSORTIUM
Looking at Catalonia. ERC brings to debate in Congress the consortium agreed with the PSC to improve the execution of investments in Catalonia, one of the commitments for the investiture as president of Salvador Illa. Catalan business supports a proposal that demands the favorable vote of Junts, which is not enthusiastic about the idea. Tuesday, 3:00 PM. Congress.
IP DEBATE
You are going to run out of Internet. The massive blocking of IP addresses at the request of the football LaLiga to prevent pirate broadcasts reaches Congress. The Chamber debates, at the proposal of ERC, reviewing the execution of these blocks that end up affecting platforms, services, and public institutions. Wednesday, end of Plenary. Congress.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Ironclad defense. The Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, defends the decree-law that obliges the review of transport contracts due to the rise in diesel fuel and contemplates additional aid for rail and maritime transport due to the price crisis. Thursday, 9:00 AM. Congress.
The Senate investigates. The Commission investigating the state of the railway network receives the president of Renfe, Álvaro Fernández-Heredia, and the Union of Railway Drivers SEMAF Thursday, 9:00 AM. Senate.
Two days before, the president of Renfe appears in Congress to report on the entity's actions in relation to the Adamuz (Córdoba) accident. Tuesday, 10:30 AM. Congress.
BLACKOUT 28-A
The Senate ratifies, with the absolute majority of the PP, its conclusions on its investigation of the blackout a year ago, just one day after its anniversary. The 'popular' ones point to the Government, Red Eléctrica and CNMC and exclude the electricity companies from all responsibility. Wednesday, 9:00 AM. Senate.
The PP organizes in Congress the event The Great Blackout: one year later. Monday, 12:00 hours. Congress.
JUSTICE
Civil reform. Vox brings to Congress a bill that proposes to modify the Civil Code so that the situation of helplessness of minors is determined by the judicial route. Tuesday, 3:00 PM. Congress.
Various reports. Various reports from initiatives being processed within the Justice Committee are being presented. On one hand, regarding the granting of Spanish nationality to Saharawis born under Spanish administration (constitution); on the other, regarding the recognition of prison officials as agents of authority. Tuesday, 11:30 AM; and Thursday, at the end of the Plenary. Congress.
HEARINGS
The Secretary of State for Migration, Pilar Cancela, appears before the Commission for Work, Social Economy, Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, to report on the extraordinary regularization. Immediately after, the president of the General Council of Spaniards Abroad, Violeta Alonso, will do the same. Thursday, end of Plenary. Congress.
The executive director of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition, Ana María López Santacruz, appears to report on her priorities and objectives. Wednesday, at the end of the Plenary. Congress.
CONFERENCES
Sumar drives the parliamentary session "Reser to Digital Hate: Platforms, disseminators, jurists and institutions against hate on the web. Monday, 10:00 AM. Congress.
The Lower House hosts, at the request of the PP, an event titled Cultural Industries: creation of decent employment for artists and creators. Monday, 4:00 PM. Congress.