Overview
- The Cortes are arranging an extraordinary committee session next week, targeting Jan. 13 or 14, to summon Environment Minister Juan Carlos Suárez‑Quiñones and director José Ángel Arranz.
- PSOE and Vox requested the appearances, and Cortes president Carlos Pollán is expected to formalize the call in the enabled early‑January period.
- Lawmakers seek explanations and conclusions on the 2025 campaign’s surveillance, prevention and extinction operations, turning the summer fires into a pre‑election test of accountability.
- A decree converting 837 wildfire‑operational posts into permanent positions, effective Jan. 1, 2026, must be convalidated within 30 working days, leaving a narrow window for a full vote.
- If the Pleno does not act before dissolution, parties indicate the convalidation would likely be handled by the Diputación Permanente, with election day widely reported as March 15.