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The
Catalan Ombudsman calls for a commitment of the whole Chamber to protect
social policies before the plenary session of the Catalan
Parliament |
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Rafael
Ribó has presented the Annual Report 2013 before the plenary session of
the Catalan Parliament and has stressed especially on the need to protect
social policies, which have focused a large part of the activities carried
out by the institution during the year 2013. Thus, the complaints in the
areas of childhood, social services, education, health and work amount to
a 40% of the total processed in 2013. In all, the Catalan Ombudsman has
handled more than 27.000 cases and has achieved an acceptance percentage
of 98%.
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Proposal
to ensure a basic standard for children's welfare |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman and the Deputy for the Defense of Children's rights have
appeared in the Catalan Parliament's Child Committee to present and
discuss the annual report on children rights and a monographic report on
the monitoring of children in foster care families. In its presentation,
both of them have insisted on the need for public authorities to develop
the right of children to an adequate standard of living in
legislation.
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The
Catalan Ombudsman recommends that foreign children cared by DGAIA are
allowed to federate in football teams |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman has looked into this issue following a complaint
received in October 2013 about the situation of two foreign minors
supervised by DGAIA and who lived home centres under state care. They were
not allowed to federate and take part in football competitions. According
to the Catalan Ombudsman, the requirements asked for foreign children
cared by the Administration may be discriminatory and proposes such
children be given a special treatment.
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The
Catalan Health Service accepts the Catalan Ombudsman proposal and
regulates the requirements to qualify for a reduction in the
pharmaceutical contribution |
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On May
1st, an instruction with the requirements for chronically ill people with
low income came into force. Such instruction states that they have to pay
only a 10% of the medicines' cost. The Catalan Ombudsman, who had
repeatedly recommended a regulation to prevent the discretion of the
Administration, is satisfied but cautious regarding the requirements and
the consequent real scope of the measure when put into practice. Such
measure aims to be an alternative for people who were excluded from the
provision of free-of-charge pharmacy with the new co-payment.
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The
Catalan Ombudsman urges the Spanish Ombudsman to investigate the
performance of the Spanish police at Mestalla football
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The
Catalan Ombudsman has opened an ex-officio action to clarify if there was
a disproportionate police performance against a young supporter who
carried a Catalan flag during the final of the King's Cup, on 16th April
in the Mestalla Stadium in Valencia. Since the Catalan Ombudsman has no
direct competence to supervise the Spanish National Police has forwarded
his considerations to the Spanish Ombudsman requiring further
investigation of the case.
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The
Catalan Ombudsman agrees with the removal of rubber balls and reminds that
it is necessary to do justice and to compensate the victims |
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The
Catalan Ombudsman has showed satisfaction for the withdrawal, on Wednesday
30th April, of rubber balls in Catalonia. Anyway, he recalled that he also
asked the Catalan Government to compensate all those who suffered
irreversible damage due to the impact of such projectiles. The Catalan
Ombudsman has insisted repeatedly in recent years on how dangerous such
shells are, given the irreparable damage caused in some
cases.
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