Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaskadeclared the emergency of the national interest in the territory of the autonomous communities of Andalusia, Extremadura, Murcia, La Rioja, Madrid, Galicia and Castilla-La Mancha As a consequence of the electric blackout that occurred this Monday in the Iberian peninsula.
The National Emergency Declaration for Interest has occurred at the request of these seven communities, as required by Law 17/2015, of 9 July, of the National Civil Protection System, therefore the Minister of the Interior He assumed his address, so he is up to him to order and coordinate the necessary actions to relieve the effects of the blackoutas well as the management of all state, autonomous and local resources that must be used in those communities, as internal in a declaration.
The emergency declaration of the national interest implies this The government formally recognizes that a problem, a situation, coordination or reconstruction is a priority for the country Or that the communities that the solatan take on that they are overcome by the situation and need external or urgent help.
This statement does not suspend constitutional rights and can be applied by regions or communities, But allows the central government to obtain some powers:
Assign public funds faster: Budgets can be moved or released without crossing long processes or usual approval channels.
Simplify administrative procedures: The hiring, offers or authorizations can be made more agile or even direct, jumping ordinary procedures and competitions.
Mobilize state resources: It can be ordered that different public entities cooperate with each other or with the private sector immediately.
Provide a legal framework for new measures: Specific programs, policies or actions can be created to face this emergency with due legal support.
Access to international support: Facilitates the request for external aid (donations, technical assistance or loans), if necessary.
It should be noted that the emergency declaration of the national interest does not suspend constitutional rights (as in the state of emergency, the state of siege or martial law) So there is no touch of sidewalk or arrest outside normal channelsnor limitations to mobility or private property.
Declarations such as the emergency of the national interest we are talking about, Health emergency, environmental emergency or economic emergency does not suspend fundamental rightsbut only allow you to act faster within the normal margins of the law.
