• Politics The Government sees Felipe VI "fully willing" to "improve the constitutional model" and opens the way to a Crown law

"The Crown must seek closeness to the citizens, know how to continually earn their appreciation, respect and trust; and for this, ensure the dignity of the institution, preserve its prestige and

observe an upright, honest and transparent conduct,

as appropriate. to its institutional function and its social responsibility ". This commitment to transparency, pronounced by Felipe VI in his Proclamation speech, was a turning point between the King who entered and the one who left. A differentiation of two reigns.

Since the Monarch promised a more open Crown in 2014, the efforts of the Royal House have focused on achieving that goal. Among other movements, the Institution voluntarily placed itself

under the scrutiny of the Council for Transparency

and Good Governance so that this body, born six months after the arrival of Don Felipe to the Throne, could audit its movements.

Last January, the Council published its

evaluation reports

on constitutional bodies and those of constitutional relevance. Some documents in which they monitor the degree of transparency of the ten State institutions - from the Royal House to the Economic and Social Council. In the report, the Monarchy

obtained a notable,

specifically, according to the analysis made by

Europa Press, they

indicated that the Institution

fulfilled in 78%

the mandatory information that these bodies must offer.

However, in the document, the Council "missed

statistical information

on the contracts awarded according to the bidding procedure, as well as on the compensation received by senior officials on the occasion of the abandonment of the position," reads the news agency's teletypewriter.

"Proactivity of the Royal House"

Zarzuela sources have explained that they took note of the Council's recommendations and that this information that was not published,

already appears on the

Casa Real

website

. Data that the Council included in a section called "observations" and in another where they show its response: "This Council

values ​​very positively the proactivity

of the Royal House in the application of the recommendations made. Undoubtedly, its application will result in the Casa Real reaches a high level of compliance with the obligations of active advertising when in 2022 this Council carries out a follow-up of the application of the recommendations made ".

This update of the Royal House comes at an important moment for the Institution, since for months they have been seeking, together with the Government, a way to

be more regulated

. The President of the Government himself, Pedro Sánchez, advised by the vice president, Carmen Calvo, has held several meetings with the head of the Royal Household, Jaime Alfonsín, to find a way to do so and thus strengthen the image of the Crown.

Although since the arrival of Felipe VI the institution

has undergone an external audit

and has gained a lot in transparency, a way is being sought to go one step further.

The

"Crown law"

that was discussed at first seems to be far from the plans, since it is very difficult to approve a text that marries the Constitution.

One of the simplest steps to follow, at the moment, seems to be to

control the expenses of the House more

.

Although they are already detailed quarterly on their website, they are looking for a way to control their movements more.




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