Overview
- Minister Ángel Víctor Torres and President Juanfran Pérez Llorca cochaired the inaugural session in Riba-roja de Túria with representatives from 78 municipalities, signaling a shift to coordinated work after earlier political friction.
- The body created teams for mental health, hydraulic infrastructure and territorial planning, emergency protocols, and protection of the Albufera and Túria natural parks.
- Of the €1.745 billion transferred under Royal Decree-Law 6/2024, execution remains behind schedule; the government extended documentation deadlines in January and pointed to public firm Tragsa as a route to deliver pending works.
- Local leaders pressed for procurement rule relief to unblock projects, while officials asked to add the Júcar River Basin Authority to the forum and to widen participation from 78 to 103 municipalities, proposals slated for debate at a future session.
- Victims’ associations criticized official messaging with a statement asserting that dignity cannot be bought, and a visiting Partenalia delegation in Horta Sud emphasized sustained mental-health support and long-term resilience.