The Balearic Islands and five other regions are asking the Ministry to forward their legal and jurisdictional objections to the European Commission.

The Government of the Balearic Islands, together with the Valencian Community, Andalusia, Galicia, the Region of Murcia and Cantabria, has requested the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge to forward to the European Commission the allegations made by these communities to the draft amendment of the General Coastal Regulations.

The six autonomous communities, representing most of Spain's coastal territories, want Brussels to be aware of their position before the European Commission resolves the proceedings against Spain regarding its coastal regulations. Therefore, they are demanding that their arguments be fully incorporated into the European case file.

The Minister of the Sea and the Water Cycle, Juan Manuel Lafuente, has argued that "the European Commission must also listen to the autonomous communities that directly manage the coastline and that exercise powers in matters affected by this reform."

The Catalan Government shares the legal and jurisdictional concerns expressed by the signatory regions. The main objection is that the Spanish Government has chosen to modify only the General Coastal Regulations, postponing the reform of the laws that have also been questioned by the European Commission.

“We are facing a modification that could have direct consequences for coastal management and regional powers. It would make no sense for Brussels to make a decision without knowing the position of the affected territories,” Lafuente pointed out.

The communities warn that a regulatory norm should not be used to resolve issues that affect provisions with the force of law, the distribution of powers between administrations and legal certainty.

The letter sent to Minister Sara Aagesen also points out that the European procedure questions certain aspects of the Coastal Law, the Law on the protection and sustainable use of the coastline, and the General Coastal Regulations themselves.

Given this situation, the autonomous communities are calling for a more comprehensive view of the debate. They believe the European Commission should be informed not only of the central government's position, but also that of the regional governments responsible for managing coastlines, ports, the environment, fishing, and aquaculture.

The request has been signed by the Minister of the Sea and the Water Cycle of the Government of the Balearic Islands, Juan Manuel Lafuente; the Third Vice President and Minister of the Environment, Infrastructure, Territory and Recovery of the Valencian Government, Vicente Martínez Mus; the Minister of Sustainability and Environment of the Andalusian Government, Adolfina Martínez Guirado; the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change of the Galician Government, Ángeles Vázquez; the Minister of Infrastructure and Territorial Development of the Region of Murcia, Jorge García; and the Minister of Development, Housing and Territorial Planning of the Government of Cantabria, Roberto Media.

The six communities are finally asking the Ministry to send its arguments to Brussels and to make it clear that they represent the institutional position of the majority of Spanish autonomous communities with a coastline.