Editorial: El País

• The recent climate tragedy in Valencia with more than 200 deaths highlights the negligence of the local administration.
• The Popular Party (PP) has taken advantage of the situation to attack Vice President Teresa Ribera in an attempt to cover up their poor management.
• The Spanish PP is blocking the formation of the next European Commission, an unusual maneuver that is destabilizing community institutions.
• The pro-European majority is fractured, with the European People's Party (EPP) moving away from the conservatives, socialists and liberals who have led the EU since its foundation.
• The EPP, with the help of the Spanish PP, appears willing to risk the stability of the EU, relying on forces opposed to European integration.

Conclusion: The efforts of the PP and the EPP could plunge the continent into a political crisis at a crucial time, endangering efforts to maintain a united, prosperous and peaceful Europe.

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