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Rueda Uses Meis Cabinet Retreat to Set 2026 Agenda, Pledges 1,000 New Public Homes

The weekend meeting aligned ministries before the 2026 budget vote.

Overview

  • After two days at the Pousada de Armenteira in Meis, the president publicly outlined the retreat’s outcomes following private departmental presentations on Saturday.
  • The Xunta will launch 1,000 new public homes in 2026 to reach 4,000 this term, aiming to double the stock to about 8,000, with 25% of for-sale units and 40% of rentals reserved for people under 36.
  • Rueda set a goal of caring for 100,000 dependents in 2026, a target he maintains despite a central government appeal against the regional plan.
  • The government detailed a 1,300-kilometre Camino del Litoral in 52 stages from Ribadeo to A Guarda on foot and to Tui by bicycle, backed by about €2 million in 2026 for route works, signage and a mobile app.
  • The Xunta plans to buy highly protected coastal plots for ecological restoration as public refuges, while the revived Fraga-era retreat format included first-time participation by Mar chief Marta Villaverde and precedes Monday’s parliamentary budget debate.