Town Council Meeting - 23rd December 2008

At the full monthly meeting of the Orihuela Town Council (Pleno) held on Tuesday 23rd December 2008 the following points which affect Orihuela Costa were discussed.

The 10th December 2008 was the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For this reason Los Verdes presented a motion that the Town Council of Orihuela agree to do everything within it's powers to comply with the values enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Similarly to agrees to make available all means possible, to comply with the Declaration, to provide the citizens of the Orihuela Municipality with the maximum guaranteed standards possible in respect of quality of life, health, equality, employment, economic, social participation and safeguarding the Environment. The motion was extended by the input of the P P to include the protection of children, women and those persecuted for political reasons and religious contributions. The motion presented by Los Verdes,with the addition, was agreed unanimously by all members of the Council.

Los Verdes voted with the opposition, in favour of the motion on the PSOE's proposal to declare of Cultural Interest (BIC) the Huerta of the municipality of Orihuela, an idea that emerges from the Dobris Report of the European Union, which highlighted the Huerta of Orihuela along with six other areas of the continent. The motion also asked to be sought from the Valencia plan of action and territorial protection, as was previously the Huerta of Valencia. The motion was rejected with a vote against the Popular Party majority (14 votes against and 11 in favour).