The Upper House should ratify the Open Skies Agreement signed by the European Union with the Gulf nationThe PSOE advances its favorable vote and the PP already voted ‘sure’ within the Lower HouseThe Congress already accredited on November 3 the settlement signed between the EU and Qatar in October 2021
Congress already accredited on November 3 the settlement signed between the EU and Qatar in October 2021, after which it despatched it to the Senate, the place it was acquired on November 14 and now its vote has been agreed in plenary this coming week.
The vote within the Senate needs to be a priori a mere process after the approval of the Lower House, since as a normal rule the parliamentary teams are inclined to pronounce in the identical sense that they’ve accomplished in Congress.
However, the scandal dubbed ‘Qatargate’ has shaken the European political scene in current days, concentrating on the Gulf nation. Thus, the European Parliament has proceeded to dismiss considered one of its vice presidents, the Greek socialist Eva Kaili, for her involvement in receiving bribes from the emirate, in a case wherein her accomplice can also be concerned, who he’s a parliamentary adviser, and different personalities.
Likewise, the president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, introduced on Monday that the European parliamentary place that defends the exemption of visas for vacationers from Qatar will return to the competent fee for its evaluation.
For now, socialist sources consulted by Europa Press have confirmed to Europa Press that the PSOE plans to vote in favor of the settlement. As for the PP, it already voted in favor in Congress. If the 2 massive parliamentary teams preserve the path of the vote, the settlement would go forward with out issues.
However, even when Spain accredited the measure, it might not but enter into power because it needs to be ratified by the 27 Member States -only Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Ireland, Greece and Lithuania have accomplished so- and likewise by the Eurochamber itself.