Overview
- The Government Delegation in Madrid stated there is no agreement with the City Council to renew the VioGén cooperation framework.
- Interior signaled full willingness to reach a deal and asked the city to hold a meeting to reconcile outstanding differences.
- Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida said Interior told the city on October 21 that there was no possible agreement and that the process must restart from scratch.
- Almeida argued the draft sought by Interior would lower the protection level compared with measures already provided by Madrid’s Municipal Police.
- Vice Mayor Inma Sanz asserted the text was completely closed and sent to Interior, a claim publicly refuted by the Government Delegation as scrutiny intensified after the Villaverde femicide.