Tangier Palace Expropriation Risk Spain Debt Crisis

The debt amounts precisely to 491,481 euros. This sum corresponds to nine fines imposed by the Vitoria city council to force Tangier to rehabilitate this degraded building, located on Herrería street in the Casco Viejo. The conflict, which has lasted since the end of 2018, is stalling due to the persistent silence of the Moroccan city. Unlike other historical buildings left abandoned in the old quarter, this palace has the particularity of still being inhabited, which heightens the urgency of the situation given the risks of collapse.

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The Spanish municipal council has set a critical deadline for the 30th of this month. After this deadline, the local administration will trigger the expropriation procedure and impose a tenth financial penalty. Borja Rodríguez, municipal councillor in charge of the City Model, nevertheless takes a cautious approach by announcing that Tangier authorities have promised to submit an official response before the deadline. "An agreement is better than permanent conflict," the elected official argues against the opposition, which considers this wait a futile waste of time.

Local elected officials are increasing pressure on the executive to implement the roadmap voted in plenary session last year. Xabier Ruiz de Larramendi, EH Bildu councillor, reproaches the ruling party for having frozen sanctions since May 2023 for fear of fueling political tensions. For his part, Óscar Fernández, Elkarrekin representative, deplores the lack of concrete progress. According to details published by Noticias de Álava, the opposition demands that a tenth fine be immediately ordered from Wednesday, July 1st if no agreement is signed.