The Sanchista Minister of Agriculture is “of the nerves” because it has been “splashed” by the scandal that for some is called «Jessica» and for others «Ábalos or Koldo».
In fact, Luis Planas will have to return to appear in the Senate on April 3while his cabinet colleague, Oscar Puente, head of transport and sustainable mobility, must go on April 24. This has been established by the commission table at a meeting on March 14.
In addition, Juan Pablo González Montes, the head of Tragsatec, is also summoned, a company that hired Jessica R. For a few months, and Jesús Casas, the president of Tragsa, the matrix of the previous one. Both companies are under the tutelage of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Hence, Planas has resulted in “splashed.” It is not the first time that the latter has addressed the matter in the Senate, since it was the subject of a parliamentary question at the end of October last year, shortly after jumping the first news of the scandal.
In response to the issue formulated by Senator Jorge Martínez, he replied in the following terms, With the superb that characterizes him: “They are calm, the problem about bulles and lies and polarization is that the truth is always imposed.” Five months later the scandal has aggravated and Planas is increasingly splashed.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has fallen into the most absolute irrelevanceas agreed by sources from the agricultural sector.
There is virtually real interlocution, the meetings are at the very technical level, to cover the file and be able to “sell” the abroad that keep contacts.
On the other hand, Planas maintains a war without barracks against the theoretical “number two” of his department, Begoña García Bernalwhich is the Secretary of State for Agriculture and Food and that “curiously” has no competences in agriculture or food, only in rural development and irrigation.
Planas managed to create the Secretary of State, but Moncloa and Ferraz imposed on the former Minister of Agriculture of Extremadura, who was not the minister’s candidate.
Since then, Planas and their most immediate surroundings formed by his chief of cabinet, Miguel Ruiz, and Victoria Fernández (Vicky), the one that commands in the shadow, have taken care of having Begoña García very controlled, both in the competitions and in the media that make them available to perform them (from cars to drivers).
In the end, due to this “fence”, the Secretary of State for “Choirs and Dances” is limited to traveling already to participate in acts of agreements of agreements.
From the rest of high positions of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, little can be said, unless the Undersecretary, Ernesto Abati García-Mansohas not attended the requests of agricultural organizations to put order in the agrarian insurance system.
On the other hand, Valentín Almansaa veterinarian who is the general director who deals with the health of plants and animals, and who was already very questioned by farmers for the management of the various epizootics and the lack of coordination with the regions, now is also for their own colleagues, who have starred in mobilizations the last weeks.
In addition, veterinary associations have decided to form a so -called “crisis committee” to jointly defend their demands in relation to regulations on veterinary medications and the Presvet system, which forces to register the prescription of antibiotics.
Next Wednesday they will announce a calendar of protest actions, including a concentration on March 26 against the delegations and sub -delegations of the Government of Spain.
Finally, and within the framework of the ministerial disruption, it stands out Gema Hernández’s recent departurethe head of the Food and Control Agency (AICA), which is the key piece for the operation of the Food Chain Law. One of its competences is the imposition of sanctions to which they fail to comply with and sign written contracts with the producers, for example.
To finish off, the last of the Sanchista Planas: “We will not shake our pulse on the defense of our producers,” said Trump’s tariff threats. Poor farmers and ranchers!