Parliament rushes to create a private university: Castells demands Le Senne halt the proceedings

PalmThe spokesperson for Més per Menorca, Josep Castells, submitted a letter this Thursday to the Speaker of the Balearic Parliament demanding that the procedural deadlines be respected. The Menorcan politician had already denounced last Wednesday a "conspiracy by the PP and the PSIB to favor particular interests" and to vote in favor (along with Vox) of accelerating the processing of the law to create a new private university in MallorcaThis haste, the document states, has also been evident in the Parliament's governing body, which has shortened the deadlines for bringing the legislation to a plenary session. While the process normally takes fifteen days, it has been reduced to eight.

PSIB and Vox give the green light to the PP to accelerate the creation of the new private university in Mallorca

During Wednesday's meeting of the Board of Spokespersons, the text explains, it was reported that "the Parliament's Bureau had agreed to open an eight-day period for gathering opinions and submitting amendments to the proposed law" that would allow the creation of this university. At that meeting, Castells requested the floor to cite the Parliament's rules of procedure, which stipulate that the amendment period cannot begin until the first eight days have elapsed, and therefore, at least fifteen days are needed to complete both tasks. However, the Bureau "persisted in its non-compliance with the rules," in his view, and maintained this deadline. Although Article 104 of the Parliament's rules of procedure establishes that the Bureau can agree to shorten the deadlines, Castells considers the processing of this law not to be urgent. In this regard, he believes that the usual deadlines should apply. Article 139.6 of the Chamber's rules of procedure establishes that the Bureau must order a fifteen-day period for parliamentary groups to gather opinions before submitting bills to the plenary session. For this reason, Castells has asked Le Senne to act "immediately" to extend this period. Last Wednesday, at a press conference, the Més per Menorca deputy already deemed it "absolutely unacceptable" to accelerate the deadlines for this bill. "The PSIB has been insisting against the implementation of CEU San Pablo, a private university run by Catholic extremists, and now they vote for the express processing of this other bill," he lamented. "The PP has nullified any further opposition that the PSOE might raise from now on," he said.