Overview
- Spain’s Health Ministry confirmed Vigo’s removal as a MIR testing location, with a letter dated August 29 stating the city was added only as a pandemic exception and that a tighter, more sustainable venue map is being reinstated.
- Mayor Abel Caballero will take the loss of the venue to the next Vigo plenary and pursue initiatives in Congress, the Senate and the Parliament of Galicia to seek a reversal.
- Caballero accuses Galicia’s health chief, Antonio Gómez Caamaño, of not raising objections at the National Commission on Human Resources of the National Health System.
- The Vigo PP says the conselleiro requested Vigo’s reinstatement in writing and calls for a joint, non-partisan response, while the PSOE submits a motion to reprove the conselleiro.
- The minister’s letter indicates the Xunta must formally request and justify any change, and Caballero points to nearly 600 candidates in the last call as he links the issue to his push for a local medical faculty.