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Esquerra places Terres de l'Ebre at the core of its municipal strategy

The party focuses on social cohesion, combating depopulation, and economic development in the Ebre region's municipalities.

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Esquerra Republicana has placed the defense of the territorial model of the Terres de l’Ebre at the heart of its municipalist strategy, one year ahead of local elections.

The party convened mayors and presidents of comarcal councils from Terra Alta and Ribera d’Ebre to advocate for a shared project focused on social cohesion, combating depopulation, and the economic development of the Ebre region's municipalities.
The president of Esquerra's Ebre federation, Albert Salvadó, argued that "the vindication of the Terres de l’Ebre will be at the center of the party's municipalist project," recalling the party's institutional weight in the territory with 25 mayorships and 190 councilors.
During the meeting, concerns were raised about the rise of populist discourse, which "Esquerra will resist," and the risk of a "two-speed Catalonia" between the metropolitan area and non-metropolitan territories. Salvadó assured that Esquerra will work to incorporate "a non-metropolitan vision into the country's progress tools."
A key issue was the need to strengthen instruments for small towns. The president of the Terra Alta Comarcal Council, Joan Aubanell, advocated for the implementation of the Statute of Rural Municipalities and the 2026-2030 Villages Plan, which allocates 400 million euros to municipalities with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants to combat depopulation. Aubanell stated: "We work to have living villages, because without people there are no villages, and without villages there is no country."
From Ribera d’Ebre, the president of the comarcal council and mayor of Flix, Francesc Barbero, championed policies for economic transformation, citing the Nuclear Transition Funds and projects like the gigafactory in Móra la Nova. According to Barbero, these initiatives aim to ensure that "young people have a viable life plan in our towns and cities."
The mayor of Amposta, Adam Tomàs, emphasized the importance of working for social cohesion against attempts at fragmentation by right-wing and far-right parties. Tomàs highlighted the role of town halls as spaces for inclusion through sports, culture, employment, education, and the Catalan language.
The mayor of Tortosa, Mar Lleixà, stated that the party faces the upcoming municipal elections "with territorial ambition, with a shared project that we advocate for, and for which we work, the Terres de l’Ebre as a territory of opportunities." She defended Tortosa's role as a driver of strategic projects, including the Catalunya Sud industrial estate and improvements in health and mobility infrastructure.

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