A matter of days after the inaugural and very public presentation of ‘Europeos Por España’ at the Hotel Ponent Mar in Son Caliu, Calvia, Sra Rosa Estaras, President of the Partido Popular and newly elected as Euro-MP for the Baleares, formally requested a meeting with our President, Richard Porter and our Honorary President, Kate Mentink, at the P.P. headquarters in Palma.
After congratulating Sra Estaras on her victory in the European Elections on the 7th of June, Richard outlined our concerns on matters European, in particular the debacle of the hated sickly green A4 paper, about as useful as a chocolate poker, that has replaced the ‘carnet’ ( Residents Card) previously issued to non-Spanish European Residents. Unsurprisingly this particular matter brought a promise of an immediate investigation in both Brussels and Madrid from Sra Estaras who agreed wholeheartedly that the present ‘paper’ was useless in just about every aspect and that a solution must be found to return to a valid legal document that the authorities and public and private entities recognise. As our Honorary President, Kate will be in Brussels on the 8th, 9th and 10th of September and as a line of direct communication is now open we can rest assured that this particular unwanted imposition will receive the attention it deserves. Hopefully, with the support of the tens of thousands in the Baleares who desperately seek the return of their ‘carnet’, allied to the ongoing lobbying of EporE we will achieve this particular objective. You can help by joining us. There really is strength in numbers!