The Plurinational Parliamentary Group of Sumar has registered in Congress a non-legislative motion (PNL) with which it intends for the Government to proceed to "evaluate the use of military bases" of Rota and Morón "by foreign forces" and "advance towards renegotiation with the United States." The group also underlines the "strategic vulnerability" that it entails for Europe "to base its defense" on powers from outside the continent and warns that these two military enclaves —"key in the US military strategy"— can become "targets" in "conflict scenarios."
The document advocates for "strengthening" the "common European policy" aligned with "international law, peace and democratic control," which, according to Sumar, implies rethinking "what role facilities like Rota play in our future," as stated by the third vice-president and Sumar deputy for Cádiz, Esther Gil de Reboleño.
Starting from the "context of global instability", the "weakening of multilateralism" and the "disregard for international law by the US, Israel or Russia", Sumar promotes this PNL with the aim of "promoting" a "progressive transition" at the Rota base, so that it can assume "functions linked to international cooperation, humanitarian aid and technological development".
Along these lines, the party "recognizes its economic importance for the province of Cádiz" and urges the Executive to open a debate on "the opportunities of the Rota base as a driver of innovation, cooperation and development".
Among the concrete measures, the initiative proposes "guaranteeing employment and economic activity" of the base "through investment and industrial diversification plans" and articulating a "dialogue" with "local administrations and workers to ensure a just and transparent transition".