Overview

• Moncloa is set to take the first post-emergency step on Tuesday with a Council of Ministers expected to declare the affected areas disaster zones.
• Pedro Sánchez has ordered an interministerial climate commission led by Vice President Sara Aagesen, and the next conference of regional presidents in Asturias will focus on coordination.
• The PP has triggered a flurry of appearances: Congress’s Permanent Deputation meets Tuesday, and the Senate will question Margarita Robles on Tuesday, Sara Aagesen on Wednesday, Fernando Grande-Marlaska on Thursday and Luis Planas on Friday.
• The summer fires have scorched roughly 350,000 hectares, affected dozens of rural communities and caused at least four deaths, even as conditions ease in parts of the northwest and west.
• Political confrontation escalates alongside misinformation: a row over Protección Civil chief Virginia Barcones follows PP insults, experts warn of rampant disinformation on social media, and the Royal Household says the King and Queen will visit affected zones as the Hesperia Foundation activates reconstruction support.