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| During the session, motions were also approved regarding the Cristo de Lepanto, the sports court of La Piqueta and the European Day for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes | The Plenary of the Cartagena City Council has urged this morning that the return to school in the municipality be carried out in a safe and inclusive way, through a motion made by the councilor of the municipal group of Unidas Podemos-IU-Equo, Aroha Nicolás, who It has had the votes in favor of the municipal government, MC Cartagena and the proposing group, while Vox has voted against it due to different allusions in the exhibition part to public, concerted and private schools.The Councilor for Education, Irene Ruiz, has shown the support of the municipal government for the initiative because it is in line with the steps that are already being carried out and that have been presented this morning by the mayor to the media, in relation to to municipal nursery schools.The motion urges the Autonomous Community to increase the budget for the reinforcement of the templates of the Public School centers in order to reduce the ratios of students per classroom and to transfer resources from the COVID-19 Funds to the Cartagena City Council to step up cleaning service.The activation of the Municipal School Council is also requested to coordinate with all the agents of the educational community a safe and inclusive return to educational centers as well as the creation of a working group within said School Council to monitor the adoption of the planned measures and propose to the local and regional administration the improvements it deems necessary.Lastly, the increase in resources allocated to cleaning schools and controlling the service provider company to ensure strict compliance with the new cleaning, disinfection and waste management protocols, as well as the application of safety measures.

protection of its workers.CHRIST OF LEPANTOThe plenary session has also approved, in this case unanimously, the motion of María Dolores Ruiz, from MC Cartagena, so that the City Council is interested in the reason why the so-called Christ of Lepanto, which Juan de Austria gave to Cartagena after the Victoria, has been missing for three years in the Church of Santa María de Gracia, and so that on October 7, 2020, coinciding with the 449th anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto, the people of Cartagena recognize their right, as the legitimate owner, to enjoy of its heritage and its history exhibiting the carving and making it part of the permanent exhibition of the City Hall until the restoration of the Cathedral of Cartagena is completed, where it will accompany (as the mayor recently stated) the Virgen del Rosell, the Four Saints and the Predella in the Chapel of the Council.The councilor for the area of ??Culture, Youth and Equality, David Martínez, has shown his support for the initiative, on behalf of the municipal government, which will initiate negotiations with the Bishopric as soon as possible. LA PIQUETA SPORTS FACILITIESAlso unanimously, the plenary session has approved the motion of Ricardo Segado, from Mc Cartagena to take action on the sports track of Camino de la Piqueta, in the San Félix neighborhood, in order to control the use of the facility and avoid annoyances and altercations that affect the lives of residents of the area.The Councilor for Sports, Diego Ortega, has indicated that the measures will be studied by municipal technicians and, in accordance with the motion, will be aimed at establishing an opening and closing time; improve the facility to prevent balls and other objects from being thrown into neighboring homes, as well as converting the tropezoidal space into a children's play area that allows normal activity and prevents misuse of the infrastructure.CONDEMNATION OF TOTALITY REGIMESFinally, the plenary session has approved the motion made by the spokesperson of the Vox group, Gonzalo Abad Muñoz, so that the City Council, in commemoration of August 23 as the European Day of the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes, adheres to resolution 2019 / 2819 of the European Parliament as a sign of the rejection of totalitarian regimes, such as Nazism, Fascism and Communism, which devastated Europe leading to World War II and the murder of millions of innocent civilians, so that ideologies are never encouraged again that promote hatred between groups of people because of their race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, economic position, birth or any other condition.The initiative has had the support of all the councilors of the Corporation, except those of United Podemos.IU-Equo who have labeled it revisionist and of trying to compare Nazism with Communism.The Plenary, chaired by the mayor, Ana Belén Castejón, is taking place in two sessions in the morning and in the afternoon with a break for lunch.

In the morning session, 16 motions have been dealt with, of which the previous ones have been approved, while in the afternoon it continues with the around 50 questions and requests directed by the opposition groups to the Government's management.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena