Salvem Parcent, Save Parcent

Parcent is a small village in the Valencian region of Spain. Its existence is threatened by plans to build thousands of houses on its hillsides, increasing the population threefold and changing the character of the village forever. This blog aims to tell the world about whats happening to our village and ask people to join us in our fight to protect Parcent.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

VEÏNS DE PARCENT PRESENT A FILM BY
PÀU SOLER AND JORDI LLORENÇ,
'REFLEXIONS ON URBANISING IN THE
MARINA ALTA, A VICIOUS CIRCLE'
TIME - 22.00 FRIDAY 14TH JULY
PLACE - PARCENT TOWN HALL

























VEÏNS DE PARCENT OFRECE UN
DOCUMENTAL DE PAU SOLER Y JORDI
LLORENÇ EL VIERNES 14 DE JULIO
A LAS 22:00 h EN EL AYUNTAMIENTO
DE PARCENT.


VEÏNS DE PARCENT OFERIX UN
DOCUMENTAL DE PAU SOLER Y
JORDI LLORENÇ EL DIVENDRES 14 DE
JULIOL A LES 22:00 h A L'AJUNTAMENT
DE PARCENT.

Thursday, July 06, 2006

VEÏNS DE PARCENT VISIT EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT IN BRUSSELS

VISITA DE VEÏNS DE PARCENT AL
PARLAMENTO EUROPEO EN BRUSELAS















Joint press conference with campaign groups
from all over Spain


VISITA DE VEÏNS DE PARCENT AL
PARLAMENT EUROPEU A BRUSELAS



































GREEN MEP DAVID HAMMERSTEIN
SUPPORTS VEINS DE PARCENT
















DAVID HAMMERSTEIN SEATED WITH
MICHAEL CASHMAN UK MEP LABOUR


Veïns de Parcent visited Brussels last week
as guests of the EuroMp for the Spanishh Green
Party, David Hammerstein. On tuesday 27th we
attended a conference organised by the Greens,
along with representatives from campaign groups
from all over Spain, including Gran Canaria, Seville,
Madrid, Murcia, Valenica, Andalucia and Alicante.

The theme of the day's conference was Urban Abuses
in Spain and we were addressed by speakers from
the European Regional Department, the
Department of Environment , the European
Ombudsman, specialist lawyers fighting corruption
in Andulacia, the European Investment Bank, Green Party
lawyer from the Petitions Committee and
Michael Cashman, UK MEP who spoke on the
particular problems relating to Valencia.

We joined in a group press conference where all
participating groups held up the name of their
towns and we then spoke to press representatives
from Euro press, Spanish press and radio. Our visit
was widely covered in Levante, Las Provincias,
Europa press and local radio.We attended meetings
with various Euro Mps who have pledged to support
our campaign in the European Parliament. These
include David Hammerstein and Michael Cashman,
along with Jean Lambert of the UK Greens Party and
Maria Sornosa and Joan Calabuig, EuroMps
representing the PSOE grouping from Valencia.

On the wednesday morning Veïns members organised
a brief meeting with national Environment Minister
Cristina Narbona, who advised us and other groups
to send documentation to the newly appointed fiscal
who has powers to investigate urbanismo and corruption.
We also met with Kjell Sevon, the lawyer who has been
advising us on the process of our petition and
Mr David Lowe, head of the Petitions Committee
Secretariat. They informed us that the petition is now
admitted and being looked at seriously as yet another
complaint regarding the LRAU and LUV land laws.
We are hopeful that the petition will be addressed in
committee soon.

We returned to Parcent encouraged by the support
we encountered in Brussels, with new contacts to pursue.
We now have the support of MEPs from various
political parties, Labour, Liberal and Greens in Uk ,
PSOE, Verdes and National Parties in Spain. We
remain open to support from all parties so if anyone
has a personal contact with their UK MEP please let
me know and we will send them information.


1700 SIGNATURES BACK
'VEÍNS DE PARCENT' PETITION
TO 'DEFENSOR DE PUEBLO'















PICTURE BY FARLEY LAPENNA

Veïns de Parcent have delivered their petition
to the Defensor de Pueblo in Madrid. 1700
people signed the petition which repeats the
complaints already being investigated by
the Provincial Ombudsman.

1700 FIRMAN EL PETICIÓN ENTREGADA AL
DEFENSOR DE PUEBLO IN MADRID