The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, has accused the PP of being “generating noise, tension and mistrust” on the decree law on energy saving, and precisely this “confusion” generated by the popular is what has motivated to call the meeting for this Monday between the Government and the autonomous communities.
In statements to the media, Maroto has indicated that it is necessary to guarantee the implementation of the measures contained in the decree approved on Monday, which come into force on Wednesday at 00:00 hoursand that try to comply with the energy saving recommendation of the European Union.
Maroto has pointed out that the industry, commerce and tourism sectors have told him that these are measures “sensible and easy to apply”, emphasizing that mistrust has been created by the leaders of the PP. “They criticize some things that seem not to have been read to them,” said the minister.
It has been the “noise and confusion of the PP that have motivated this Monday’s meeting” between the Government and the autonomous communities, Maroto stressed, stressing that the appointment will try to clarify the norm, which “is to be fulfilled”, and guarantee the correct application by public administrations, which must be an “example” for the private sector and families. “The conference is looking for enough confidence from the councilors so that the decree can be fulfilled,” she indicated.
The minister added that there are countries in the European Union that are taking measures “even more drastic than Spain” and has argued that the problems “could be greater in the future if savings are not made now”, which is why the Government has early by taking “sensible” steps and asking “responsibility first to the administrations and then to the private sector.
Maroto has also stressed that the decree law includes flexibility in the application of different measures that attends to the claims that have been made since its approval.
On the other hand, the Minister of Industry has highlighted that Spain is at the forefront of Europe in terms of renewable energies, reason why the necessary savings is only 7%, instead of 15% as in other surrounding countries.
The Government has convened the Energy Sector Conference for this Monday to analyze, together with the highest regional authorities in the areas of Energy, Industry and Commerce, the details of the royal decree-law on energy sustainability, saving and efficiency measures to reduce dependence on the natural gas in the context of the war in Ukraine approved on Monday in the Council of Ministers.
The highest regional representatives in matters of Energy, Tourism and Commerce, as well as the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), have been summoned to the meeting, which will be held electronically. Ministry for Ecological Transition.
The meeting will be chaired by the Vice President and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Theresa Riveratogether with Maroto and the Secretary of State for Energy, Sarah Aagesen.