Carlos Mazón Unveils 44 Flagship Measures in Valencian Debate of General Policy
Valencia, Spain – In a long address to the regional Parliament during the Debate of General Policy, President of the Generalitat Valenciana carlos Mazón presented 44 major measures spanning language policy, health, education, housing, research and flood relief. Mazón emphasized these are “real” proposals, not “cardboard” promises - a pointed reference to previous regional coalitions.
Swift summary – What Mazón announced
- Change the name of the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua to Acadèmia de la Llengua Valenciana (requires complex Statute reform).
- Deploy the Unique Medical Record (Historia Clínica Única) beginning with Valencia-West Area and enable the SIP health card for Social Services.
- Build a cyclotron at Hospital La Fe to boost precision medicine and biomedical research.
- Statutory guarantee of free education for ages 0-3 (previously delayed by storm damage).
- Allow Valencian students to choose whether to take the PAU exam in Spanish or Valencian – or which grade counts for university access.
- Launch a pioneering Law of Science and a Portal of Science to register researchers and agents.
- Start building 1,000 publicly protected homes under the VIVE plan and a extensive anti-occupation program with support offices and legal grants.
- Direct €30 million in aid for residents whose homes where damaged or destroyed by the DANA floods, plus family and school support measures.
Key measures by sector
Language, identity and culture
- Rename the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua to “Acadèmia de la Llengua Valenciana” - requires extensive modification of the Statute of Autonomy.
- Present a law of Valencian Identity Signs (ley de Señas de identidad Valenciana) to protect local singularities.
- Place the Generalitat’s Contemporary Art Collection in the Monastery of the Clarisas of Elche.
Health and biomedical research
- Implement the Historia Clínica Única starting in the Valencia-West Health Area and extend progressively across departments.
- Enable the SIP card for use in social Services.
- Build a cyclotron at La Fe hospital – described as a historic step for public healthcare and precision medicine.
Education
- Legally guarantee free education for ages 0-3 (previous delays tied to flood damage).
- Increase teaching hours in languages and mathematics; promote reading in primary schools.
- Include ETA terrorism in the Spanish History curriculum for baccalaureate (Bachillerato).
- Sign a multiyear funding agreement for the five Valencian public universities.
- Allow students to choose which language exam (Spanish or Valencian) is taken or which grade counts for university entrance (PAU).
Science, research and innovation
- Introduce a new Valencian Law of Science and create a Portal of Science to register researchers and research agents.
- Approve a Strategic Plan of Research, Innovation and scientific Entrepreneurship.
Housing, social policy and dependency
- Under the VIVE plan, tender 1,000 protected public homes in Torrent, Albal, Alicante, El Puig, Manises, Valencia and Benicarló.
- Launch an integral anti-occupation plan with support offices and €1,000 legal aid grants for property owners.
- Approve a new Valencian Inclusion Income (Renta Valenciana de inclusión) to reduce poverty and benefit an estimated 56,000 people.
- Open eight new public residential care homes and 20 day centers – adding 1,600 places – and draw up a Residences and Day Centers Plan.
Welfare and victims support
- Approve the first Valencian Strategy against Homelessness and strengthen the Strategy against Trafficking with integrated victim care programs.
- Exceptional allocations to support mothers in vulnerable situations.
Fiscal,administrative and investment policy
- Launch the third phase of fiscal reform,including tax reliefs for music education and practice for the first time.
- Freeze the sanitation fee (canon de saneamiento) in 2026 for the benefit of over 3.1 million subscribers.
- Approve a second Decree-Law of Administrative Simplification and launch a new GVA Participa portal to improve citizen service.
- Create the Office of Valencian Investments (Oficina valenciana de Inversiones) to drive the Comunitat Valenciana 2035 strategy.
Territorial planning, environment and forestry
- Propose a new Land Law to replace the outdated LOTUP and a new Forest Law to reward landowners who keep mountains clean.
- Propose a new Law for Environmental Agents tailored to regional needs.
- Regulate hunting by decree to improve population control of harmful species.
- Launch a pioneering reforestation program using drones in fire-devastated areas and invest in forest infrastructure to improve fire response.
Infrastructure and transport
- Start the process to dual the CV-95 between Orihuela and Torrevieja.
- Draft the study for the extension of Metrovalencia Line 10 (Empalme-Pont de Fusta) and initiate three planning studies for TRAM and rail projects (Gandía-Dénia TRAM, Torrent intermodal station, Castellón TRAM line 2).
Agriculture and rural policy
- Present a comprehensive Plan to support extensive livestock and new direct aid for L’Horta de Valencia farming operations.
Flood relief (DANA) – immediate economic help announced
Mazón detailed several direct aid measures for residents and services affected by the torrential rains and floods (DANA):
- €30 million in direct aid to help residents buy a new home if thier property was damaged or destroyed by the floods.
- A “Baby Check” (Cheque Bebé) for families in damaged zones and an extraordinary €500 school-material grant for students from affected areas.
- €1 million in support for bookstores, book distribution centers, libraries and municipal archives damaged by the floods.
Selected measures in one glance – table
| Area | Main Measure | Impact (short) |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rename language academy | Statute reform required |
| Health | cyclotron at La Fe | Boosts research & precision medicine |
| Education | Free 0-3 by law | Colleges & families benefit |
| housing | 1,000 protected homes (VIVE) | New social housing supply |
| Social | €30M flood aid + Cheque Bebé | Immediate relief for damaged households |
What this means politically
Mazón framed the package as pragmatic and deliverable reforms across public services,social policy and economic promotion. some proposals – notably the renaming of the language academy and Statute changes – will require broad political negotiation and complex legislative processes. Others, like the cyclotron, the unique medical record deployment and immediate flood aid, are presented as near-term, high-impact actions intended to show rapid government delivery.
The proclamation also signals a strong push on identity, education language policy and support for research and businesses seeking international markets (PLAN USA), areas likely to provoke political debate in the coming months.
Next steps and timelines
- Legal reforms and Statute modification processes will be initiated for language and institutional changes.
- Construction projects (cyclotron, public housing, new residences) will start in planned phases; financial details to be released with each tender.
- regulatory and decree measures (hunting, administrative simplification, sanitation fee freeze) to be approved via regional government channels.
- Emergency flood aid (€30M, Cheque Bebé, €500 school grant) will be activated through regional social services and municipal coordination.