2023-06-12 01:35:18
With his investiture already secured, as Izquierda Unida announced last week, and with the government formula still to be defined -in coalition or alone, depending on the outcome of the negotiations-, the president of the Principality, Adrián Barbón, has already set what will be the priorities of its Executive for the next four years. There are four of them, some of them already started in the last legislature, and they are focused on the transformation of Asturian industry, the promotion of science and innovation, the demographic challenge and the fight against forest fires.
The first two priorities are linked to each other. Because, as Adrián Barbón stated to EL COMERCIO, the transformation of the Asturian industry to a decarbonized model must go hand in hand with R+D+i. “We want an industrial Asturias, but it goes through the economic and industrial transformation of the region, with science and innovation as great allies,” the president told this newspaper.
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It is the main priority that Adrián Barbón sets for the legislature that will start this month. The Government wants to maintain the industrial vocation of the region, with the large projects announced in the previous legislative period as motors. The development of Arcelor’s project to decarbonise its steel mills is an absolute priority. Also attracting new investment.Industry.
It is the main priority that Adrián Barbón sets for the legislature that will start this month. The Government wants to maintain the industrial vocation of the region, with the large projects announced in the previous legislative period as motors. The development of Arcelor’s project to decarbonise its steel mills is an absolute priority. Also attracting new investment.2
The new process of reindustrialization of Asturias and the transformation of its industry towards a carbon-free economic model must have science as one of its engines. The newly created Science Agency, into which the old Idepa has been integrated, should be the one to lead this process. Research and science, therefore, will be one of the cornerstones of the new government’s action.Science
The new process of reindustrialization of Asturias and the transformation of its industry towards a carbon-free economic model must have science as one of its engines. The newly created Science Agency, into which the old Idepa has been integrated, should be the one to lead this process. Research and science, therefore, will be one of the cornerstones of the new government’s action.3
The last legislature approved the opinion of the Demographic Challenge Law. It will be one of the first laws that the new Government wants to take to its approval in the Board. The differentiated taxation for rural areas at risk of depopulation, the reduction of bureaucracy or the increase in aid will be maintained during the next legislature.Demographic challenge.
The last legislature approved the opinion of the Demographic Challenge Law. It will be one of the first laws that the new Government wants to take to its approval in the Board. The differentiated taxation for rural areas at risk of depopulation, the reduction of bureaucracy or the increase in aid will be maintained during the next legislature.4
The wave of fires that Asturias suffered between March and April forces us to review protocols and prevention mechanisms. As the president already announced then, a new Forest Guard will be created, which will have an authority equal to that of the Judicial Police, and the Forest Law will be revised to double the safety distances between population centers and forest masses: it will go from the current 75 meters to 150 meters. The firebreaks will also be widened and it is proposed to add the ranchers to the firefighting devices.Fight against fires.
The wave of fires that Asturias suffered between March and April forces us to review protocols and prevention mechanisms. As the president already announced then, a new Forest Guard will be created, which will have an authority equal to that of the Judicial Police, and the Forest Law will be revised to double the safety distances between population centers and forest masses: it will go from the current 75 meters to 150 meters. The firebreaks will also be widened and it is proposed to add the ranchers to the firefighting devices.
Science will undoubtedly be one of the great pillars of the government action of the next regional Executive. The last legislature approved the Science Agency, whose official start-up took place this past week, in which the old Idepa is integrated. What remains to be approved is the Science Law, the draft of which has already been submitted to public information and which will have as its objective the development of an economy based on research. The Principality wants to turn Asturias into a reference knowledge pole that contributes to expanding our industry in the new carbon-free economic model that is underway.
The second pillar of the regional government’s action for the next four years is the demographic challenge. From the last legislature, the opinion of the Demographic Challenge Law was approved, almost unanimously, which would go through its final approval in the General Meeting and its development. In the eleventh legislature, some measures have been implemented, such as positive tax discrimination in rural areas, less bureaucracy and an increase in aid, which will continue for the next four years.
The fourth priority that Adrián Barbón sets for the new legislature is the fight against fires. The wave of fires that Asturias suffered between March and April brought to light the need to establish new action protocols and new regulatory measures for the protection of towns. Thus, this legislature will undertake the creation of a new Forest Nursery, which will have an authority equal to that of the judicial police. Also, as the president already advanced then, a reform of the Forest Law will be promoted to extend the distance between towns and forest masses to 150 meters. At the moment it is 75 meters.
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