The president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazón, has announced the creation of a vice presidency for recovery economic and social after the DANA on October 29, which will be made up of all the departments, and has announced that it will dedicate a new exclusive portfolio for the management of Emergencies that reinforces disaster prevention.
This has been confirmed by the head of the Consell after more than two hours of speech in the Valencian Cortes to give an account of his management of the flood that on March 29 devastated dozens of towns and left 216 dead and 16 missing. Mazón has confirmed that the new stage of his Government will be focused on «promote the culture of emergency».
The president has indicated the creation of a new vice-presidency for economic and social recovery, in which all the departments of the Generalitat Valenciana will be integrated, whose mission will be to coordinate resources and harmonize the decisions of the Executive “to build a new future.” based on “a new dynamic, modern and efficient structure.”
An area of great scope and social significance that will be responsible for “integrating and strengthening all areas of our economy and its social impact, from the management of European funds to the promotion of employment, support for SMEs and support for cooperatives.” and innovation,” according to Mazón.
«The new vice presidency will be the gateway to new projects, it will provide shelter for companies, self-employed workers and families. “We will not only rebuild what has been lost but we will build a future that allows us to better face the adversities that come,” the ‘popular’ leader admitted.
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In parallel, it has announced the launch of a Department of Emergencies and Interiorwith the first exclusive jurisdiction outside of Justice, for the first time in the organizational scheme of the Generalitat Valenciana. “It will be exclusively intended to protect and ensure the safety of citizens,” he explained.
«Learn from what has been experienced»
«Current times – Mazón has reflected – demand that we be ready to act in a few minutes. “This way we will guarantee coordination to do it quickly and accurately, we will respond by minimizing risks and creating protocols.” However, during his speech the president did not offer names of the people who will occupy these future high command positions in the Generalitat.
At the same time, he explained that this department will have the powers to “review, update and demand that the Government modify the protocols warning and response to disasters. «As citizens, we have to continue learning from what we have experienced. The commitment to sustainability, to resilient infrastructure, to respect for nature and to urban planning must be stronger than ever. Extreme phenomena will continue to be there, and our response has to be increasingly stronger, more organized, more intelligent,” he claimed.
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