The mayor of Vigo,
Abel Caballero , has announced today that he will cede the
Balaídos
municipal stadium
for the celebration of the
Muse concert
within the framework of the Xacobeo programme, and has justified the decision to prevent the event from being held in
A Coruña
, destination that, according to what he has denounced, had already been chosen by the Xunta "in March".
The alderman has criticized that Alfonso Rueda, vice president of the Xunta, has refused
to meet with him to address this issue
, and has summoned him to hold a meeting with the delegate of the
Xunta
, Marta Fernández-Tapias.
"He does not want to meet with the mayor of the
most important city in Galicia
, president of the FEMP", he has censored, and has proclaimed that this refusal is due to the fact that
"he wants to take the concert to Coruña".
According to
Caballero
, the Xunta has "decided since March" that Muse perform in the city of Hercules, while the Vigo City Council "still has not received the request" to hold the event in
Balaídos
.
change of mind
Precisely, after expressing days ago his refusal to cede the stadium due to the works, the
mayor
moderated his speech and clarified that, if he received a request, he was willing to reach an agreement.
In a new turn of the situation, he has directly announced that, even without having received that request, he
will stop the renovation works on the stadium
and will give it up for the concert.
"There is no longer a debate, tell us the date, and I will make it available. There are no more excuses to take it away from Vigo", he has proclaimed.
In this sense,
Abel Caballero
has urged the Xunta to close the action in the city because, with the offer to cede the stadium, the Galician government
"can no longer back down"
.
"We are forcing him", he has assured him, although he has insisted that "they are looking for an excuse" not to do it.
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