The municipal council of Barcelona did not censure the mayor, Jaume Collboni, nor the Interior councillor, Núria Parlon, for the disturbances on October 24. ERC and BComú blocked the initiative from the PP, supported by Vox.
The municipal council of Barcelona did not approve the censure of the mayor, Jaume Collboni, nor of the Interior councillor, Núria Parlon, for the disturbances on October 24. ERC and BComú prevented the proposal from moving forward, despite Vox's backing of the initiative.
The motion, presented by the PP and negotiated with Junts, criticized the lack of foresight and the inadequacy of the preventive security measures deployed in response to the serious disturbances in the Catalan capital.
“What happened on October 24 in our city was very serious. The worst part is that you knew what was going to happen.”
With those words, Daniel Sirera, leader of the PP in Barcelona, acknowledged the “good police work” that Saturday, although he maintained that the disturbances could have been avoided with a security deployment like the one his party was calling for. Sirera also demanded the resignation of the deputy mayor for Security, Albert Batlle, and the councillor for Commerce, Raquel Gil.
From Junts, Jordi Martí Galbis criticized the municipal government for not acting despite knowing of a risk that, according to him, had already been seen in France. He also asked how the losses of the businesses that closed on October 31 for precaution would be compensated.
Liberto Senderos from Vox attributed what happened to the failure of immigration policies, which he believes have confused integration with permissiveness.
From ERC, Jordi Coronas condemned “the disturbances” firmly, but downplayed the censure motions, calling them mere political gesturing. In BComú, councillor Jess González accused the PP, Junts, and Vox of confusing security with more police, more surveillance, and more punishment, and defended addressing the problem through other means.
The balance of the police operation against the calls known as Blocus shows, according to the published figures, 1,400 identified, 127 complaints, and three arrests. For the residents and merchants in the city centre, the discussion about compensation remains open in the council.
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