The proposed text, which will be submitted for approval at the next plenary session, will be sent in advance to the various parties for consideration and possible inclusion in the manifestos for the general elections on July 23.
Passing this Lpey would alleviate the problems and stress caused by a lack of appointments or possible cuts in the application of the Democratic Memorial Act ahead of a possible change of government.
This solution would eliminate the need for the temporary patches used in the past and provide a permanent solution that would allow Spain to be dealt with by neighboring countries such as Portugal, France and Italy on the matter.
The meeting was attended by General Councilors from Argentina, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Cuba, Brazil, Canada, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, the Galician Interunion Federation and Violeta Alonso, President of the CGCEE. The representative of Mexico took part telematically and despite the time difference.
On the second day of the session, the Commission attended Aurelia Álvarez Rodríguez, Professor of Private International Law at the University of León and coordinator of the portal www.migrarconderechos.es, who repeated her visit to this institution to finalize the text she had been working on in 2019 and that he had proposed changes on nationality issues.
His presence in the work of this commission extended to several telematic meetings organized since the beginning of the VIII mandate of the CGCEE.
Other suggestions
In addition to the issue of nationality, the Commission worked on 30 other proposals, including the creation of itinerant consulates, the creation of foreign circumscription, the exchange of driving licenses, different tax treatment for Spanish emigrants, the opening of consulates-general, the digitization of procedures, the introduction of new agreements on dual nationality in European countries, eliminating discrimination between Spaniards of Spanish origin and Spaniards without a country of origin, signing bilateral agreements to recognize penalties with the countries with the highest number of Spanish residents or with the largest number of returnees, the establishment of an accessible electoral process for People with visual impairments residing abroad, a proposal that was developed across sectors together with the Women and Youth Commission.
Suggestions regarding a possible increase in efforts to disseminate the work of the CGCEE were not adopted as the Secretary of the Council has shown proactivity and work is being done to improve the situation. These changes are reflected in visits to Congress, a greater presence on social media and a change in attitude on the part of various ministries, which in recent months have requested reports from the CGCEE to allow this body to carry out its advisory role as a body and advice.