The proposal, currently under debate this Wednesday in the Upper House, seeks to establish a moratorium that would halt reversal, occupation, expiration, or demolition actions promoted by the Government. These measures impact private property or concessionary rights of citizens in coastal areas, a situation prevalent across much of the Canarian coastline.

The registered amendment specifies that, until the Congress considers the legislative proposal approved by the Senate on March 12, 2024, to safeguard traditional coastal settlements of ethnographic value, an immediate moratorium on all ongoing demarcation procedures should be agreed upon.

This move by the Popular Party comes just one week after the party and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party joined forces in the Canarian Parliament to promote legislative reform. This reform, championed by a conservative deputy, aims to correct regulations that have caused legal uncertainty in numerous traditional settlements across the archipelago for decades.

With this action, the PP intends for the moratorium to serve as an urgent measure while legal reform progresses. The agreement reached in the Canary Islands with the PSOE, which also received support from most parliamentary groups except for Vox, opens the possibility for the two major parties to unblock a modification of the Coastal Law, a issue that has divided administrations, residents, and affected groups for years.