Spokespersons for the political leadership of Junts and ERC have "flatly" denied to "La Vanguardia" that the expansion of the Port of Valencia has been or will be discussed in the negotiation for the investiture of Pedro Sánchez. From Junts they specify that "it wouldn't even occur to us, we already have enough to achieve our political objectives, we have nothing to talk about what is done in other territories." And from ERC, although it is recognized that on some occasions this party has been against the enlargement, "this issue has not been raised with Sánchez nor will it be raised as an investiture objective."
The spokespersons consulted admit to being "surprised" by the harsh reaction of the Generalitat Valenciana, the Valencia City Council and the Valencian employers' associations. "We don't understand anything, we haven't talked about it, but someone has believed it to be true," they point out from Junts. The ERC spokesperson has spoken along the same lines, underlining that "we know that there was a digital newspaper that published a news story on the subject two days ago and we do not understand how they could have been so alarmed about something that is not being talked about and will not be talked about." ".
The Valencian president, Carlos Mazón, has acknowledged today that he was not aware that the expansion of the Port was in the negotiation between the independentists and Sánchez. But he has added that "I do have the permanent denial and a permanent strangulation to the expansion of the port of Valencia", an infrastructure that he claims as "urgent" and "absolutely unavoidable" for the economic growth of the Community.
The mayor of València has expressed herself in similar terms, stating that "we are not going to tolerate the Port of València being used as a currency." The Valencian employers' associations also spoke out yesterday about this. The Government delegate in the Valencian Community, Pilar Bernabé, has defended that the position of the Government of Spain regarding the Port of Valencia "will always be the same", and that the development of this infrastructure is "unavoidable", while at the same time it must be "effective" and "meeting environmental objectives." Furthermore, she has asked "not to get involved" on this issue.
"We have worked at all times from the Government of Spain to make this development of the Port effective," said Bernabé. However, he has pointed out that at this moment "the Government is in office", so he has asked "not to get involved" over the issue of the Port. "Its approval is planned," he indicated, while emphasizing that the central Executive "has always defended its development, complying with the environmental objectives that it needs and for which it always works."
Those who have never hidden their opposition to the expansion are Sumar and Compromís, who have repeatedly requested its stoppage.
