To a dog’s face. The Decree of embargo on Israel announced by the president of the Government more than a week ago is becoming another headache for the coalition. To the list of ministries indicated for slowing down the development of the norm (interior and defense), the economy, commerce and company directed by Carlos Corpora was joined yesterday. Executive sources point to the minister. In fact, we can denounced his department for prevarication precisely because he is braking the aforementioned embargo.
The sources consulted explain that the source of the problems is on the Interministerial Board regulating the foreign trade of defense and double -use material. That department, under the Secretary of State for Commerce, is the maximum organ of evaluation of the operations related to the foreign trade of the defense and double use material. And is responsible for informing about the modifications to be made in the regulatory regulations of foreign trade. Body was surprised by the complaint of Podemos, as well as for the moment he chose. The minister said his department has led “from the first moment the effort to put all possible pressure to the Israeli government.”
The Ministry of Finance is also another one involved in the writing. Sources from the department directed by the First Vice President, María Jesús Montero, point out that the technicians are finalizing a regulation that allows customs officials, for example, identifying exactly the products, as well as their link with Israel so that they know how to proceed in the seizure in case they arrive in Spain and try to sneak through the ports and airports of the country.
The Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, was pissed off with the matter of Marras and reiterated that her department is not causing any delay, although at stake they are services that affect national security; A highly sensitive issue that forces maximum discretion. The truth is that the regulatory writing of the decree is being carried out with total opacity by the Executive’s socialist wing. Sources of adding explain that the PSOE hides the details. In truth, the socialists dilute the responsibility of the delay and confuse not to give details.
Moreover, the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, said yesterday at Congress that they have to wait to see how the decree is finally valued. Of course, the minority partner of the Government applauds the political will of the president. But they don’t hide their suspicion. Adding does not throw the bells the flight. The information between partners (and between departments) does not flow as it should. Although socialist government sources insist that “there is no mess.” If they coincide in the coalition cabinet, it is that the problems are causing the “technical complexity” of the norm will end up being solved by Pedro Sánchez himself personally. “In the end, it will be the president who ends up solving,” Zanjan sources from the Executive. However, as this newspaper said yesterday, Sánchez is finalizing some kind of exception in the decree, because Israel’s total disconnection in the provision of defense and security services is complicated. Also the Foreign Minister, of official trip in Egypt with the Kings, referred to the embargo and said it is “a matter of days.” The State Advocacy has been working tirelessly to ensure that Spain does not commit any infraction that supposes a large fine, as already warned before the final termination of the bullet purchase contract signed by the Ministry of Interior for the Civil Guard and that opened a crisis in the department directed by Fernando Grande-Marlaska that made him present his resignation to Sanchez last May.
Body is a minister with a technical profile, although from a while this part is working a political and media profile that is gaining weight in Moncloa. The offensive unleashed against him accounts for it. The president of the Government redoubles the diplomatic conflict with Tel Aviv. Sanchez wants to erect in the western referent of the reprimand to Israel for his invasion of Gaza. However, the president is resorting to foreign policy to dilute his internal weakness. The socialist leader and the legislature beat a thread. Therefore, Moncloa’s persuasion apparatus is immersed in an agitation strategy that pursues to mobilize left and who knows whether to get the polls.