Levante Sostenible
I had an excellent meeting today with a lady by the name of Jeanne Henny. Jeanne is a member of the above named party who say on their website, "We are a group of Spanish citizens and expatriates resident in the Levante. We are deeply disturbed by the relentless, largely uncontrolled building of soulless urbanizations and the increase in land grab cases. Equally alarming is the constant defacing of our inland vistas with pylons and overhead transmission cables undermining both the environment and community life." They are based in Bedar but are extending their area to include most areas of the Levante.
In pursuance of their aims Jeanne had contacted me to see if we could be of assistance to each other and I have to say that, after our meeting, I felt I had certainly gained some assistance from Jeanne and a better idea of how I can be a more effective councillor.
Jeanne, like me, has had phenomenal problems in getting to understand how we can even ask questions of council members. They have a website where a lot of work has gone into translating Spanish legal papers into english in order that english speaking people could identify what there rights were/are. That site is at www.levantesostenible.es
Within that site is an excellent article which a member of L.S. has gone to great lengths to translate and is an abbreviated version of the history of Spanish property laws which, if you are in a dispute is worth reading to gain an understanding of the mess that is Spanish property rules/laws. http://www.levantesostenible.es/landgrab1.htm
She advised me of a number of things I was completely unaware of regarding the activities of councils and how they have to act in certain cases. I have taken on board her advice and hope to test these things out in the very near future.
She also advised me that a new political party has been established to fight the next election and give the Spanish people a choice between the constant infighting between PSOE and PP. That party is the U.D.P. headed by a lady called Rosa Diez. It would be great to think she could break the link in Spain between left and right. It is thought that she will win a seat in parliament but of course no power at this next election.
