Editorial: El País

• 19 years ago, a judge in Almería halted the construction of a hotel in a natural landscape.
• The Government plans to expropriate part of the land and demolish the hotel, but it can only do so with the part under its jurisdiction.
• The Junta of Andalucía must take the same measure to allow a complete demolition, but it has not yet agreed.
• The execution of the demolition depends on the Carboneras City Council complying with judicial resolutions and canceling the building permit.
• Greenpeace has lodged a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights that the wait for the municipal decision infringes the right to effective judicial protection.
• Government and Junta must work together on this issue which should be of common interest.

Conclusion: The Algarrobico case underscores the mistakes of construction policies in Spain and the need to learn the lesson and protect natural spaces, even when it slows down tourism and real estate development.

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