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European People’s Party Challenges Commissioner Ribera’s Integrity Over Valencia Flood Alerts

The EPP has asked the Commission to decide if Ribera’s vetting concealed key flood warnings after a judge ruled the Guardia Civil blackout report unreliable.

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La vicepresidenta del grupo popular europero, en una comparecencia en la Eurocámara.
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Overview

  • Dolors Montserrat filed a parliamentary question in Brussels citing a Guardia Civil report that the Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar issued no alerts between 16:15 and 18:43 during the October 2024 DANA flash flood.
  • The July 25 report alleged a technical blackout at critical hours that preceded the deaths of 228 people in the Comunidad Valenciana.
  • Examining judge Nuria Ruiz Tobarra this week dismissed the Guardia Civil’s findings as “erroneous” and “incomplete,” rejecting the theory of an informational blackout.
  • The PP contends Ribera intentionally omitted these findings during her European Parliament vetting and shifted blame onto the previous PP government to secure her commissioner role.
  • Brussels now faces a decision on whether to open a formal probe into Ribera’s transparency and institutional-trust obligations.