The lack of technical staff in Urban Planning delays hundreds of construction permits in Alicante by months

The lack of technical staff in Urban Planning delays hundreds of construction permits in Alicante by months

The delay in obtaining major construction permits in Alicante has been a constant in recent times, which developers and professionals in the construction sector denounce wherever they find interlocutors. This happened at a recent technical conference organized by the Colleges of Architects and Technical Architects together with representatives from the Urban Planning Department. The aim was to bring together those who draft the technical documents with those who supervise and approve them, in order to streamline procedures and administrative processes.

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The Valencian left tries to revive the tourist tax with nuances but clashes with PP and Vox

The Valencian left tries to revive the tourist tax with nuances but clashes with PP and Vox

Neither the words of businessman Juan Roig asking to monetize the arrival of tourists nor the possibility of opening the debate on the tourist tax hinted at by the mayor of Valencia, María José Catalá, after the Fallas, have affected the positioning of PP and Vox in the Valencian Courts. Both parties will reject this Thursday the proposals from PSPV and Compromís to recover this tax on tourist overnight stays that was approved by the Botànic but never implemented. A moratorium was established and, after the regional elections, the new parliamentary majority repealed it.

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“The message is clear. They only want Oltra to be a member and nothing more”

“The message is clear. They only want Oltra to be a member and nothing more”

The non-appointment of Mónica Oltra as Compromís’s candidate for the Mayor of València is generating tension within the coalition. The fact that a first major pre-campaign event has been organized without her further fuels doubts. Compromís will hold events on May 22 and 23 in 19 towns of the Valencian Community to kick off the 2027 municipal campaign. In the València event, which will be held on Saturday at the Malva-Rosa promenade, the presence of the virtual candidate for Mayor is not planned, as this newspaper reported yesterday.

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The deputy Glòria Freixa is also considering joining the Junts primaries in Barcelona

The deputy Glòria Freixa is also considering joining the Junts primaries in Barcelona

La diputada Glòria Freixa, secretaria primera de la Mesa del Parlament, is considering joining the Junts primaries to lead the Barcelona list for next year’s municipal elections. In the coming days, she will make a decision and could be the fourth contender if the other three who have publicly expressed their willingness to participate in the process at some point are confirmed.

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N-240 closed in Tarragona due to teachers' strike

N-240 closed in Tarragona due to teachers’ strike

About a hundred teachers and educational community staff blocked the N-240 in both directions in Tarragona on Thursday morning, at the height of the Sant Pere i Sant Pau neighborhood, as part of the teachers’ strike in Catalonia. The teachers also block vehicle access to the roundabout leading to the N-240 and the Sant Pere i Sant Pau neighborhood from the A-7 highway, where the Sescelades campus of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) is located.

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