It is Brussels’ responsibility to oversee this measure, as it is included in Spain’s recovery plan and is financed by a fund. next generation.
According to a report by the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, the European Community Executive could freeze part of European aid if any irregularities are discovered in the conclusion of the contract. Valdis Dombrovskis.
Brussels’ intervention comes at a time when the Department for Equality had to activate the Victim Protection Protocol on Tuesday this week following new incidents within the system.
The Minister for Equality also Ana RedondoAs a government representative against gender violence, carmen martinez perzafollowed the development of a failure in direct communication with the Vodafone-Securitas UTE responsible for the service.
The problem was caused by routers responsible for distributing alert messages between different platforms. “About 10% of messages are Repeated incidents that saturated the system” the Department for Equality said in a statement.
According to the department’s report, the overload was detected at 4:30 a.m. From that moment, increased security was activated and security forces and victims were notified via text message. The system was fully restored by 6 p.m. No data is lost.
In the video, Redondo asserts that the protocols were in place from the beginning and “no victims were protected at any time.” The Equality Minister appears in court at his own request. In Parliament’s Oversight Committee on the State Compact on Gender Violence.
“The European Commission is aware of the information published in the media regarding the implementation of a project on telematic bracelets to protect victims of gender violence in Spain,” the Economic Affairs Secretary said in a written response to a parliamentary question posed by European Parliament President Vox. Jorge Buxade.
“This measure has been incorporated into Spain’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) within the framework of Milestone 472 (Investment in telephone and online services to protect victims of violence against women), which will be evaluated by the European Commission. 8th payment request“Dombrovskis said.
“Milestone 472 has not yet been assessed as Spain has not submitted a corresponding payment request. The Committee will evaluate the implementation and fulfillment of this milestone“Only at the time of the eighth payment request, based on the evidence provided by the Spanish authorities,” the Secretary of Economic Affairs continued.
“Recovery and resilience mechanisms are outcome-based measures. This means that payment will only be made if there is a positive review Ensuring compliance with requirements that correspond to milestones and goals,” stressed Dombrovskis.
The Director of Economic Affairs finally recalled:Member States are responsible for implementing recovery and resilience plans, including: Awarding and managing contracts funded under the mechanism”.
“This responsibility includes ensuring that all procurement procedures, including public procurement, comply fully with applicable national and Union law,” the response concludes.
In a parliamentary question, Mr Buxadeh said the contract was UTE Vodafone Securitas Because of the emphasis on the management of anti-abuse bracelets, 35 million euros Funding was provided by the Next Generation Fund.
European Parliament leader Vox informed the European Commission that during the implementation of the contract “very serious technical deficiencies occurred which put the lives and safety of these women at direct risk”.
“The COMETA system lost critical data, which left the trial without sufficient evidence, acquitted the perpetrators, and undermined the fundamental principles of victim protection,” Buxadeh said.
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