Overview

• He will not attend next week’s Committee of the Regions plenary in Brussels, focusing instead on managing the fallout from the screening failures.
• Lawmakers read testimonies from affected women as all opposition parties called for Juanma Moreno to step down during the session.
• The Junta outlined a €12 million emergency plan and announced additional screening capacity in Seville, including a reinforcement unit at the former military hospital and new activity at Muñoz Cariñanos, plus a unit for colon detection.
• Health Minister Rocío Hernández resigned on Wednesday and Presidency chief Antonio Sanz has taken the Health portfolio on an interim basis, with government sources indicating no new appointment before October 12.
• Authorities are reviewing about 2,000 cases, roughly 85% linked to Hospital Virgen del Rocío, while Moreno says he learned of the issue through media reports and audits remain unfinished.