Wednesday, November 16, 2005

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two years of public protest against regional elections

Mentre l'continuous l'atac frontal assault statute, Catalonia, José Montilla and the PSC by the media to serve the more radicalized the right we have known since 1979, the President Maragall yesterday gave a press conference to explain the governance of two years and certainly the management of this summary could be summarized with the statement: "job done" . In that regard we highlight some controversial three interesting points:

1. It will again be a candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat of Catalonia, and in this sense the PSC should be congratulated for seeing that their best candidate is more willing than ever to face the future.

2. Considers worrying that the PP does not participate in the statutory reform. And I can only agree on another PP presence in this debate it is important to calm the situation and to make a serene and rational debate.

3. The statute requires that Catalonia has to negotiate with ambition and responsibility in Madrid.

All this posed a press conference, which surprisingly was the first of the legislature, which reviewed the important management by the government in these two years, and remarked that the importance of a new Statute for Catalonia deepen a more just and equal, I take this moment to say that I think this is precisely the importance of the Statute, which is capable of improving the welfare of citizens and citizens of Catalonia certainly this government is getting it, and the statute is a clear example. So I tried to reflect on an article I published in Today newspaper on 10 September and you can read below:

Statute Does New Orleans?

Amid the hurricane statutory, and when this is already in the stretch, we could observe with bewilderment as the first economic power in the world has not been able to confront the crisis caused by the dignity Katrina. The politicians should think deeply about the causes and possible solutions to not repeat such a situation is shameful to see how the Bush administration had requested food and medicine to the international community, request that the first Site administration reacted Castro offered doctors in 1100. It would have been like otherwise?.

may seem that this has nothing to do with the debate on reform of the Statute, and is formally true, but depending on which approach will give a lot to do, especially if we understand the reform process deepening of the welfare state and the rights of citizenship based on self-improvement and financing. The fact that nobody would raise this ratio to less than a month is approved or not a statute for Catalonia has much to do with the way from the outset that the debate has been raised by some political forces .

To deepen their self Catalonia needs and improve its financing is a fact that the vast majority of Catalan society think so too. No mistake, if it were not, the reform of the statute had not even begun. Something different is if the Catalan political class has managed to explain to citizens that the statute as the President has said repeatedly, is a tool and not an end in itself, so that the ultimate goal is an increasingly strong and Catalonia in particular with more social justice. Therefore, I think it must be said loud and clear, as are the shameful attitudes of Artur Mas, saying repeatedly that only serves those states that passed the Parliament and not to generate conflict between Catalonia and Spain. More Lord I am interested in those states that improve the lives of the Catalans. It is essential to the defense of the concept of citizenship, and therefore a citizen, as the core of any and all actions of public authorities.

In this sense, the interest I generated such discussion of historical rights is certainly low. I think we really have to import the rights of present and future, however, that these rights are guaranteed with all the strength that is necessary within a self-governing Catalonia and well funded.

How is it possible for over a year and a half of statutory debate, some have not yet talked about housing, employment, social protection, security, and so many things that can be achieved with this new statute, and his main interest has been focused on the confrontation and protest in a spiral that leads to disaster?. Perhaps, and I am wrong, because from the beginning there was only one objective, that there had been.

The opportunity is unique, historical willingness of President Zapatero, the challenge exciting consensus possible. Catalonia has to decide whether or not a big step forward when it will consider whether it does now. In 25 years of self-improvement and consolidation of Catalonia welfare is undeniable, but the time has come to face the future with new instruments, and the Statute is an essential of which should contribute to consolidation d’una Catalunya més justa i avançada socialment.

Que no es repeteixi la situació de Nova Orleans en altres indrets només està en mans de les polítiques socials, i per tant de l’ampliació constant de l’estat del benestar, i l’Estatut ha de servir principalment per assolir aquest objectiu. Està a les nostres mans, només ens cal voler-ho amb força!.



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