The PP has formally requested the European Commission to analyze how the railway investments funded with Community money are being carried out, as well as maintenance checks, network modernization plans, and compliance with European safety obligations, following the accidents in Adamuz (Córdoba) and the most recent one in Urda (Toledo), in which 69 people died.
The PP’s Members of the European Parliament, with their general secretary, Dolors Montserrat, at the helm, have submitted a wide-ranging set of questions in the European Parliament to clarify whether the investments announced by the Government and financed with European funds have been carried out in infrastructures and fully operational protection systems.
For the PP, the doubts accumulated about the real execution of the investments, the performance of the protection systems, and the oversight of European spending make it essential that the Executive provide explanations to the European Commission.
The party underlines that the Community institutions must check that the commitments made by Spain correspond to actions actually carried out and that taxpayers’ money has been allocated for the purpose for which it was approved.
“EXHAUSTIVE” INVESTIGATION
In this context, the party calls for transparency, audits, and an “exhaustive” review of railway investments, as well as “taking responsibility” if the inquiries detect any kind of irregularity.
In particular, they ask Brussels to review compliance with milestone 87 of the Recovery Plan, possible deficiencies in railway safety procedures, and the role of Spanish authorities in the management of European funds.
Likewise, they request detailed data on the Community resources linked to the contracts investigated by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office following the accidents in Adamuz and Urda, and on the actual degree of execution of the investments planned for the Madrid–Seville high-speed line.
The aim is to determine how much European money has been allocated to the contracts under investigation, what checks have been carried out to ensure that the work was carried out correctly, and whether the Commission intends to promote specific audits and require the return of the funds in the event that irregular use is confirmed.
The Popular Party also keeps the focus on the contract awarded by Adif to Thales in September 2021, for 93 million euros, to renew the train signaling and protection systems of the Madrid-Seville line, including the replacement of the LZB system. The initiative recalls that the execution period ended in January 2026 and that, however, ten months later the LZB was still in service.
HAVE THE APPROVED ACTIONS BEEN COMPLETED?
In addition, the PP asks the Commission to verify whether the actions were actually completed, installed, tested, and ready for operation when the Government declared milestone 87 of the Recovery Plan met, an essential requirement for unlocking new disbursements of European funds.
Other of the issues raised urge Brussels to check whether the Spanish oversight mechanisms comply with Community regulations, whether the circulation procedures under degraded conditions meet the current requirements, and whether it considers it appropriate to issue provisional recommendations to Spanish authorities to strengthen rail safety.
The initiatives also call for explanations about the European funds still pending implementation. They point out that, at the end of 2025, the Ministry of Transport still had 1,196 million euros from the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism unused, 61.8% of the resources allocated, and they recall the deficiencies in Adif’s management and control systems identified by the Court of Auditors.