The Spanish Industry Minister Jose Manuel Soria, presented today his resignation, after the publication of his relationship with companies located in tax havens Bahamas and Jersey, and unleash a barrage of criticism for the series of errors in its explanation.
in a statement, Soria (1958), the first political victim charged Spain filtering Panama Papers It admits that the waiver occurs “in light of the succession of errors made over the past few days regarding the explanations of my previous business activities to my entry into politics in 1995″.
the chain of information published this week by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, La Sexta television and digital eldiario.es and confidentiality -part of them from filtering papers Panama – , sowed suspicions about the family business of Soria, which flatly refused at first.
in the following days, a trickle of information, belying the minister or widening the family network, gradually extinguished the defense extreme environment of Soria, whose participation in these companies is not necessarily illegal, but was repeatedly criticized as unethical for political office.
Despite these errors explanation of Soria, the Popular Party (center-right, in power) not question “neither the honor nor the honesty” of the now former minister, as explained today several leaders.
the Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, said that Soria “has included a responsibility that honors him “to submit his resignation, while he stressed that has made that decision” not to harm his government, his president and his party. “
he praised that, besides giving explanations , “has assumed political responsibility”, while put in value “the effort of their work throughout this legislature in a very complex ministry,” which included the powers of Industry, Energy and Tourism.
I do not think so environmental NGOs Greenpeace WWF and Equo, among others, who labeled the work of Soria of “atrocious”, “disastrous” and “disastrous” and consider him responsible for the “collapse” of the renewable sector Spain in recent years.
in particular, Greenpeace blamed the former minister had subsidized coal “to the end”, despite being one of the most polluting sources and have increased levels of greenhouse gases in Spain , slowed the fight against climate change.
During his four years at the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, Soria received criticism for various initiatives, especially by certain environmental issues, such as authorization of oil prospecting in the Balearic islands (Mediterranean) and the Canary islands (Atlantic), the latter its own electoral fief.
a above, the problems caused by the “Castor” platform, an underwater gas storage in the Spanish northeastern coast, which was paralyzed by cause seismic problems in the area, and whose closure meant compensation of 1.350 million euros to the developer company added.
the opposition parties are in the resignation of Soria, a plot against the ruling party, especially in a scenario where is increasingly imposes holding a new call for elections on June 26 .
the leader of the Spanish socialists, Pedro Sanchez, demanded today the president of the Spanish caretaker government, Mariano Rajoy, his appearance in Congress to “explain all the issues of the case” that has surrounded the resignation the former minister.
in his view, the link between the Minister of Industry with companies in tax havens, together with the “millions in Swiss accounts” of extesorero the PP Luis Barcenas and the tax amnesty approved by the Executive, form a “government of shame” in which Rajoy has to “take political responsibility”.
He also criticized the passivity of Rajoy, the secretary general of Podemos (left), Pablo Iglesias, who demanded explanations government in his Twitter account: “Resign Soria. Rajoy has not even been able to get ahead. Should be explained, investigate and paid it because “
Source:. EFE
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