Madrid. King Philip VI urged “nip” corruption in Spain during his first message of Christmas Eve, overshadowed by the process that will be judged one of her sisters, the Infanta Cristina .
“The fight against corruption is an essential objective,” he said in the traditional speech that his father, the King Juan Carlos , delivered every December 24 for 38 years.
Philip VI made a strong plea for “honesty” of the “public servants” without making a direct reference to corruption case hits over three years to the Spanish royal house, and where they are charged the Infanta Cristina and her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin .
Amid the wave of corruption that hit the country, the words of the monarch are in line with the spirit of renewal and transparency that wants to give the monarchy, very deteriorated in recent years Juan Carlos.
From a room of Zarzuela Palace , residence of the royal family, and closer than the Christmas messages format of his father, Philip VI focused his words on the issues that most concern Spaniards: unemployment and corruption
On the crisis that plagues to Spain since 2008, the monarch acknowledged improvement in macroeconomic data , but left the euphoric discourse. Government Mariano Rajoy, who just days ago he adjourned.
“Our economy has not been able, yet, to resolve definitva way this fundamental imbalance,” said King, recognizing that the unemployment data at a rate exceeding 23 percent, “unacceptable”.
also referred directly challenge the independence of Catalonia , region Northeast of Spain whose government promoted the November 9 symbolic sovereignty consultation, and that the king visited three times since I came to the throne.
“The disagreements are not resolved with emotional or breakups” said the monarch, who was urged “all” to make an “effort” to overcome the tensions in the framework of respect for the Constitution.
“It hurts and I worry that may occur emotional fractures, disaffected or rejections among families, friends or citizens. Nobody in Spain today is no adversary, “said the monarch.
” Millions of Spaniards have, we, in Catalonia in the heart. As for million Catalans other Spaniards are part of their own being, “said
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Philip VI opened the door to a new era in the Spanish monarchy after the abdication of Juan Carlos, who last June 2 decided to end nearly four decades of rule.
Today, one of the most personal speech he gives throughout the year, the only one who writes the government, the monarch thanked “respect, love and affection” received in recent months.
“forever I’ll be by your side as the first server in Spanish,” he said at the end of his speech, which ended . Christmas congratulating the Spanish in the four official languages of the country
Source: DPA
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