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The reform of regional financing in which Cristóbal Montoro is working has an open front in the Congress of Deputies. In parallel with the minister's work, the PP is trying to reach a great agreement with PNV and CiU. To do this, from Génova and Moncloa they trust Alfonso Alonso and Martínez Pujalte as interlocutors. As El Confidencial Digital has learned , Montoro plans to convene a new Fiscal and Financial Policy Council , with the Economy Ministers of all the autonomous communities, just after the Easter 'break'. The objective of the Minister of Finance is to lay the foundations for a new regional financing model that does not create a 'war' between the different regions. To achieve the maximum possible consensus, the Government's priority is to gain the support of PNV and CiU , the two large nationalist parties with a parliamentary group in the Congress of Deputies. Alonso and Pujalte, the interlocutors Parliamentary sources of the PP consulted by this confidential explain that the spokesperson of the PP in the Lower House, Alfonso Alonso, and the Economy spokesperson of the Popular Group, Vicente Martínez Pujalte, are in charge of speaking discreetly with the representatives of the PNV and CiU on financing. In this sense, the PP explains that " Alonso has good relations with Aitor Esteban and Emilio Olabarría , with whom he negotiates the processing of legislative proposals and the approval of the amendments they present."
The spokesperson for the parliamentary group also talks with Duran i Lleida : “Since the end of 2013, the rapprochement with CiU has been possible thanks to both of them.” The convergent "leaves aside the sovereign challenge in Congress and dedicates himself to Phone Number List doing politics, something that favors the arrival of agreements." This new PP-CiU parliamentary relationship has facilitated the work of Vicente Martínez Pujalte , who has achieved the support of Catalan deputies in the Entrepreneurship and electricity sector laws, among others.Luis Bárcenas returned to the front pages of newspapers last week after testifying at the headquarters of the National Court of San Fernando de Henares. The former treasurer, who had been in prison for three very tense months, was more relaxed in the weeks prior to his appearance in court. But he has undergone a significant mutation for some time now. As technicians from Penitentiary Institutions who are up to date with the prison situation in Bárcenas describe to El Confidencial Digital , the former treasurer of the PP has led, in recent months, a change in attitude that has not gone unnoticed in Soto del Real. His treatment with officials and the rest of the prisoners has worsened. He seemed “ tired of his situation and much more irascible .” [OBJECT]Luis Bárcenas was, until not long ago, practically an “exemplary prisoner” .
He interacted with the rest of the inmates and participated, without making too much noise, in the activities planned by the Soto del Real prison management. His manner with everyone was cordial, and he had gained the sympathy of the prison officials. That image of Bárcenas is the one that could be seen in the videos that were leaked to the press last September. Some then insinuated that it had been the former treasurer himself who was interested in showing how he lived in prison. So, he had only been in prison for three months. But since the end of last year everything took a turn: he “started to burn out and his behavior changed . ” His behavior, according to the sources consulted, began to be “less good” after Christmas. Since then, he “ tries to be treated as a special prisoner .” Specifically, he “demands a series of benefits that no one has,” which has caused him to have a greater distance from the rest of the inmates and the Soto del Real staff . Incidents with Civil Guard agents The clearest example of this change in attitude occurred at the beginning of the year, when Luis Bárcenas had “a couple of serious incidents” with Civil Guard agents . A first moment of friction between the former treasurer and members of the Benemérita took place on January 8, when Bárcenas' defense denounced "vexatious treatment" by the civil guard in charge of transporting him, by van, to the Gregorio Marañón hospital. The former treasurer's complaints in the vehicle caused the hasty return to Soto .