The Síndic de Greuges, Rafael Ribó, urged the Government to change the date of the consultation scheduled for July in the Pyrenean regions at the 2030 Winter Olympics, which includes Barcelona in consultation and to improve and complete public information about the candidacy project.
The advocate of Catalan citizens considers that information on the project is available on the web “is incomplete and outdated“and recalls that in order to make the right of participation effective” it is necessary to guarantee an informed knowledge of the population “.
Last February, Ribó opened an ex officio action to review the criteria used in the Winter Olympics consultation, and requested information from the Department of the Presidency of the Generalitat, which has not yet responded to the Síndic’s request.
certainly, He asked to know the reasons why only the citizens of Alt Pirineu and Aran are considered by the Government to be affected. and not from other territories, such as Ripollès, Berguedà and Solsonès, and how it combined with the right to equality of citizens.
He also requested information on what would be the sample population entitled to vote in the said consultation, and the mechanisms established. to guarantee adequate information about the project to voters, which includes knowing the model of development of the territory of the proposal and its economic, environmental and social impacts, among others.
On April 5, the Government published in the DOGC two decrees expressing a call on the citizens of Alt Pirineu and Arán for a consultationto present candidacy for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and another query in Berguedà, Ripollès and Solsonès counties to consult on the possibility of being involved in the candidacy.
The Government also announced that the deadline for these two consultations is July 24although the convening decree has not yet been signed.
Parallel, Ribó recalled that in the plenary session, the Minister of the Presidency confirmed the participation of the counties of Alt Pirineu and Aran, at the first level, but also of Barcelonès, Berguedà, Ripollès and Solsonès, at the second level, while there is the possibility of training, technical training or other complementary sporting activity.
He also announced that all reports on the Olympic Games are now available on the Generalitat website and is therefore available to all voters.
However, the Catalan Ombudsman consulted the available information and ensured that “it does not correspond to the technical proposal announced by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) for the joint candidacy between Catalonia and Aragon, nor is it up to date.”
“In fact, the information available on the web refers to the proposal of the single candidacy from Catalonia“, denounced the Sindic.
Regarding the date of the consultation, and due to the discomfort generated in some entities in the territory that are considered inappropriate for it are in the middle of the summer holidays, the Síndic asked the president of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès, to change the day of the call because “he has room” to do so.
According to Ribó, the referendum should be held within ninety days from the approval of the institutional initiative, which is on April 5, and should be held within between thirty and sixty calendar days from the next day. command.
For this reason, the Catalan Ombudsman proposes that the Government change the scheduled date for the consultations to avoid coinciding with the summer holidays and to include the region of Barcelona in the consultation, which is also involved as the venue for the ice sports events. .
It also urges to “publish, without delay, the updated candidacy project information in accordance with the agreement approved by the COE and, in particular, all information about the sporting proposal (promotion of the sport, disciplines, sports stadiums, necessary interventions and investments), the economic impact, infrastructure and environmental and social impact ”.
Source: La Verdad
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