Overview

• Parliament scheduled President Alfonso Rueda’s comparecencia for next Tuesday and shifted the control session to the same day, triggering protests from BNG and PSdeG.
• Rueda pledged to simplify procedures so payments can start in roughly a month after the Xunta approved aid in an extraordinary Consello and published the orders in the DOG.
• Sixteen local offices and a helpline are handling applications, with most aid tax-exempt and allowing 100% advances, while municipal reimbursements require prior cost assessments and agreements.
• BNG will demand Rueda’s resignation and seek appearances by the conselleiras of Medio Rural and Medio Ambiente, as PSdeG presses for political accountability over prevention and coordination.
• PPdeG rejects calls for dismissals and defends the firefighting operation, while critics dispute official burned-area figures by citing higher Copernicus estimates.