Postpone the plenary session of the Menorca Council to limit car entry to the island

PalmaThe Consell de Menorca has postponed until Wednesday the extraordinary plenary session scheduled for this Monday to approve the modification of the Biosphere Reserve Law, a necessary step to promote the limitation of vehicle entry to the island.

The decision has been made due to the lack of an agreement that would allow the PP government, which governs in minority, to guarantee the necessary votes to move the proposal forward. In particular, the executive of Adolfo Vilafranca does not have the assured support of the non-attached councilor Maite de Medrano, a former Vox deputy, who could have a decisive vote.

Before deciding on the postponement, the Council urgently convened a spokespersons' meeting to analyze the amendments presented by both the PP, which governs the institution, and the PSOE, the main opposition group.

The socialists already offered on Friday their willingness to reach an agreement to reach a consensus on the final text and ensure that the legislative modification could continue its processing. However, according to the Council, the PSOE has requested more time to study the proposal put forward by the Populars.

For this reason, Vilafranca has decided to postpone the plenary session in its second call for 48 hours, until Wednesday.

The PSOE's proposals

Among the amendments proposed by the socialists is that citizens from the rest of the Balearic Islands not be exempt from the future vehicle entry limitation. The PSOE also calls for people not residing in Menorca who own a property on the island to have their vehicle registered in Menorca to be subject to the established regime.

The modification of the Biosphere Reserve Law is the necessary prior step for Menorca to be able to implement a system to control vehicle entry, one of the main measures proposed to reduce pressure on the territory during the months of highest tourist influx.

The insular government will now have to try to bridge the gap with the opposition before Wednesday to prevent a lack of support from derailing the initiative.