The Plenary of the Parliament of the Canary Islands approved this Wednesday, June 10, the reform of the Law of Island Councils by an absolute majority and the support of the Canary Federation of Islands (Fecai).
The legislative modification aims to adapt the legal regime of the island councils to the reform of the Statute of Autonomy of the Canary Islands of 2018, advancing in the modernization of these institutions, the clarification of their powers, and the strengthening of their political and administrative organization.
The new norm will allow the island councils to develop transferred or delegated powers more effectively, reinforcing each island's decision-making capacity and consolidating their role as fundamental institutions for territorial structuring and the provision of public services to citizens.
The president of the Parliament of the Canary Islands, Astrid Pérez, valued the approval of this reform as "a decisive step to provide the island councils with more effective tools to respond to the needs of citizens".
Likewise, she highlighted the broad consensus reached during the parliamentary process. "The majority support for this law demonstrates the capacity of the Canarian institutions to reach agreements on strategic issues for the present and future of the Archipelago," she pointed out.
During the parliamentary debate, the groups that supported the text agreed in pointing out that this is one of the most relevant legislative reforms of the current legislature due to its direct impact on the territorial governance model of the Canary Islands and on strengthening the capacities of the island councils.
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