Overview
- The Regional Assembly approved taking the PP’s proposition forward by a 23‑15‑7 vote, opening a formal legislative process to change the Mar Menor sanctioning regime.
- The proposal swaps the current sanctions for those in the 2022 national sustainable‑soil regulation, which sets lower penalty amounts than the regional Mar Menor law.
- A wording change in article 83.4 from “conlleva” to “podrá conllevar” would let the regional administration decide whether serious or very serious infractions automatically block access to public subsidies.
- PP secured the decisive support of two ex‑Vox deputies while Vox abstained; PP leaders argue the change protects farmers from disproportionate treatment, and opponents say it weakens environmental safeguards.
- The PSOE has announced plans for immediate court action and to amend the Regional Statute to enshrine no‑regression, and environmental groups plus the Mar Menor Tutela bodies have publicly rejected the proposal, citing a likely legal conflict with article 27 of the national rule.