WORLD NEWS: Sánchez stands as a “reference for progressives in the world” after approving the “EU’s largest social shield” in the face of war
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The new keys Generated with AI Pedro Sánchez highlights social support for “No to war” and affirms that his Government is a reference for progressives worldwide. Congress has approved the largest social and economic shield in the EU, with 5 billion euros to protect homes and companies against war. The decree includes temporary reductions in VAT on fuel, electricity and gas, and specific measures for farmers and transporters. Sánchez equates the US and Israeli offensive in Iran with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and reaffirms the socialist position of acting in the face of injustice and violence. This Sunday, President Pedro Sánchez released a new “letter to militancy” from the PSOE in which he shows his pride in the support of Spanish society for No to the war, which, he assures, has turned his Government into “a reference for many progressives around the world.” Sánchez turned No to war into the main slogan of the Castilla y León election campaign, which allowed the PSOE to stop its fall and recover two seats, and he is now using it again against the PP, at the gates of the Andalusian elections. In his writing, he boasts that the Congress of Deputies approved on Thursday “the largest social and economic shield in the entire European Union, with an investment of 5,000 million euros”, with measures that protect 20 million homes and 3 million companies against the “most harmful consequences” of the war. The decree approved by the Cortes includes a temporary reduction in VAT on fuel, electricity and gas (as the PP had demanded, which however abstained because it was considered insufficient), in addition to specific measures for sectors such as farmers and transporters. Sánchez warns in his letter of the consequences of the Middle East conflict: “We have been in a month of open war in the Middle East: more than 2,000 lives lost, four million people forced to leave their homes, broken supply chains, the price of oil and gas skyrocketing and a food crisis looming on the horizon.” His answer was No to war. Four words that, he assures, “are not just a political position, but a way of understanding and being in the world.” Because, reflects the President of the Government, “sometimes the decisions of a few change the lives of millions.” It thus alludes to the decision of the United States and Israel to attack Iran to overthrow the Ayatollah regime, which systematically violates the human rights of its citizens and was trying to complete its program to manufacture nuclear weapons. Sánchez equates this offensive by the US and Israel with the invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s regime. “When the socialists are in the Government, we act accordingly,” he explains in his writing, “we mobilized with Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. We demanded that the Palestinian genocide in Gaza stop. And now we shout, loud and clear, that this illegal war has to end now.” The firmness of this position, the president clarifies, is due to the fact that “socialism is, above all, humanity. It is looking beyond our borders and feeling the pain of others as one’s own. It is never getting used to injustice. It is never resigning oneself to violence.” Next come the reproaches. Addressed, of course, to the PP. Sánchez regrets that “there are those who, yesterday as today, hesitate when it is necessary to be firm. Those who hide in ambiguity when it is necessary to take sides. Those who talk about peace, but never bother those who wage war.” And to do so he evokes the demonstrations “23 years ago” against the Aznar Government for supporting the war in Iraq, a parallel that allows him to identify Feijóo with that warlike attitude. “I was there. And many of you too,” he relates in one of the most lyrical passages of his letter to the militancy, “in those streets we forged something that accompanies us to this day: the certainty that peace is not a slogan, but a conviction. It is not a luxury, but a necessity. It is not a plea, but a demand.” News in update We are working on expanding this information. Shortly, the editorial staff of EL ESPAÑOL will offer you an update on all the data on this news. To receive the latest news on your mobile phone, you can download our newspaper application for iOS and Android devices, as well as subscribe to access all exclusive content, receive our Newsletters and enjoy the Ñ Zone, only for subscribers.
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