María José Catalá
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- yesterday
Vox expels councillors Badenas and Herrero, putting Catalá's Valencia council majority at risk
Juanma Badenas and Cecilia Herrero will sit as non-attached councillors after Vox expelled them, and the change is due to be noted at the plenary on Friday, 30 October. Valencia's municipal government says it will keep the pair's responsibilities and that the 2027 budget will still go to a vote.
- 2d ago
Susana Camarero heads PP Senate list as Elena Albalat leaves Valencian government
Vice-president Susana Camarero will head the PP Senate list in Valencia yet keep her cabinet post for now, while Elena Albalat exits the Generalitat to run for Congress in Castellón with no successor named.
- 5d ago
PP names Valencia mayor Catalá as top candidate for Valencia in 29 November election
Valencia mayor María José Catalá will lead the Popular Party's list for the Valencia constituency in the 29 November general election while staying mayor. She confirmed the move in a video on Friday, 23 October, and said she will seek re-election in May 2027.
- Oct 13
Valencia begins fining littering and furniture dumping up to 3,000 euros from 13 October
Valencia's Local Police can now write up residents for dumping furniture on the street, with fines of up to 3,000 euros, after a two-week information campaign ended on 12 October. The ordinance has been in force since 15 June, and the council points to a free bulky-item collection service that can be booked by calling 010.
- Oct 12
Pilar Bernabé to head PSOE's Valencia list for 29 November general election
Valencia's government delegate will be first on the Socialist list for Congress in the 29 November general election, with Finance Minister Arcadi España second and PSOE organisation secretary Rebeca Torró third.
- Oct 9
Valencia's 9 d'Octubre passes without incident beside a housing protest camp
Police presence rose to 1,700 agents as the Senyera was lowered at noon from Valencia's city hall balcony. Alicante and Castelló marked the regional day with folklore, music and a tribute to King Jaume I.
- Oct 7
Valencia's housing camp stays in the square as the 9 October mascletà is suspended
Valencia's city council says the 9 October fireworks display will not be fired in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, where a housing camp has stood since Saturday. The same afternoon, a far-right rally and a counter-cordon gathered within about 500 metres of each other.
- Oct 5
Valencia awards highest regional and municipal honors to Ceuta following July border crisis
Ahead of the 9 d'Octubre regional holiday, Valencia granted its Medal of Honor and announced the Generalitat's Alta Distinció to Ceuta following a late-July border emergency.
- Oct 3
Valencia to award Medal of Honor to Ceuta and recognize cultural institutions on 5 October
Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas will travel to Valencia on 5 October to receive the city's Medal of Honor during the Nou d'Octubre ceremony, where he will address the plenary session on behalf of all recipients.
- Oct 1
Valencia deploys over 1,800 security personnel for 9 d'Octubre celebrations
Authorities in Valencia finalized a security plan of more than 1,800 personnel across national and local forces to monitor public events and processions during the 9 d'Octubre holiday.
- Aug 28
Valencia firefighters cool El Saler burn zone as intentional forest fire destroys 36 hectares
Emergency crews deployed drone units and ground reinforcements on Saturday after stabilizing an intentional wildfire that burned up to 37 hectares of coastal forest in Valencia.
- Jul 9
WhatsApp messages show Valencia officials' responses during deadly 2024 Dana: 'There will be many dead'
Court documents show then-president Carlos Mazón told Valencia's mayor there would be 'many dead, dozens for sure' hours after the alert, while a councilor joked about the emergency SMS.
- Jul 9
Spanish government uses casting vote to appoint Valencia infrastructure chief amid PP blockade
The Spanish government appointed Vicente Palomo as director of the Valencia Parque Central society using its casting vote, overriding opposition from the PP-led regional and city governments that have blocked the appointment of the government delegate to the board since February.
- Jul 8
Valencia mayor testifies she had no political contact during DANA emergency and was never told about the mass alert
María José Catalá told a judge she first spoke to former regional president Carlos Mazón at 23:13 via WhatsApp, hours after flooding began, and that nobody informed her the ES-Alert was being prepared.
- Jul 3
Valencia remembers 43 lives lost in 2006 metro crash, as flood victims unite to demand answers
Twenty years after the Valencia metro derailment killed 43 people, the city held multiple tributes, with victims' families joined by survivors of the 2024 floods in a shared call against institutional neglect.
- Jul 2
After eviction, fire in Valencia squatted building forces 80 evacuations, 70 to hotels
A fire that broke out in the basement of a recently evicted squatted building in Valencia’s Benicalap neighborhood on Thursday forced the evacuation of around 80 residents from two buildings, with 70 people spending the night in hotels. No injuries were reported.
- Jun 20
Feijóo avoids backing Pérez Llorca as Valencia’s PP candidate while demanding early elections
The PP national leader addresses 1,300 supporters in Sueca but declines to confirm Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca as the party’s candidate for the Valencian regional government, drawing sharp criticism from the opposition.
- Jun 15
Valencia mayor Catalá confirms Generalitat gave no flood warning, blames predecessor's flood plan in Congress testimony
María José Catalá told the Congressional dana commission that the Valencian regional government failed to notify municipalities of the impending flood, and that the city's flood action plan (drafted under a previous administration) did not anticipate flooding in the affected neighbourhoods.
- Jun 15
Valencia begins Colón Street overhaul: wider sidewalks, quieter asphalt, and a race to finish before Christmas
Work started on Monday on a €2 million renovation of Valencia’s premier commercial artery, with crews targeting completion by early December to safeguard the vital holiday shopping season.
