Overview

• As the blazes give some respite, the PP has forced a week of ministerial appearances in the Senate starting Tuesday, while the Congress will debate requests for comparecencias the same day and the Cabinet plans to approve disaster status for affected areas.
• The August fire wave has burned about 350,000 hectares, hit dozens of rural towns and caused four deaths, underscoring the scale of the emergency.
• The PSOE is pressing to pin responsibility on PP-led regions for prevention and response, with Castilla y León’s Alfonso Fernández Mañueco expected to speak this week in the regional chamber under mounting scrutiny.
• Andalusia’s consejero Antonio Sanz offered to appear at his own request after the season and said the region stabilized fires in roughly 24 hours without seeking extraordinary state resources.
• Editorials and specialists urge a depoliticized, landscape-focused prevention strategy that includes the agrarian sector, while misinformation and even alleged official disinformation are deepening public distrust.