The reopening of the Trail remains mired in a hazy horizon without a defined date and with the positions of merchants at completely opposite points. While the sellers ask to keep the original footprint and the stalls in their spaces, the corporation discards it "totally". This has been done this Monday by the mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, who has indicated that the municipal government will not move "one iota, not even a millimeter" at this point because it means "putting the health of the people of Madrid at risk . "

"We can not violate the regulations of the Community of Madrid by maintaining the same footprint of the Rastro. Traders can not claim that we put at risk the health of neighbors, traders themselves and all those who visit it, " added the alderman, who has stressed that the City Council has presented "three very reasonable proposals" for the reopening of the Rastro.

The last one, transferred last week, increased the number of positions to 50% but distributed in four autonomous spaces in Ribera de Curtidores, Gran Vía de San Francisco, Plaza del Campillo and Vara del Rey. A proposal that was rejected by the merchants when they understood that it "distorted" the original footprint of the market. "Now they are the ones who have to make a move , " Almeida explained, stating that his government is not going to pose "the dilemma" that a new outbreak could occur due to "the agglomeration of people."

The mayor has also put the ball on the roof of the merchants, assuring that "if they want, Sunday will be open." "If they maintain that the same footprint must be maintained in contravention of the regulations of the Community of Madrid and putting the virus transmission at risk, there will be no trace on Sunday, " said the councilman, who has not set an exact date for the return of the market that has already been delayed three times. "It will be the Rastro merchants who decide if they want to maintain their activity in different conditions like so many sectors," he continued.

The first date estimated by the municipal corporation was the end of June or the beginning of July; the second, on the 12th, and the third, this past Sunday. The lack of agreement between the parties has not allowed a reopening that, according to Almeida, everyone wants because the Rastro "is one of the great icons" of the city. For this reason, he added that the corporation will present "a fourth and a fifth offer" if necessary , but he has established as "impossible" that the current location be maintained because his team will maintain "maximum prudence" since "the pandemic has not yet has passed". "We are always going to opt for health and control," he concluded.

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