The Head of Government, Xavier Espotannounced this morning during the traditional AINA lunch that the Government will strengthen communication and pedagogy around the association agreement with the European Union taking advantage of the final stretch of the text to reach the future referendum on the text.
spot explained that the executive is just profiling the information campaignwhich will predictably have to adapt some new concepts after the delays accumulated during the European processing. In this sense, the communication strategy that will be promoted will facilitate that the citizens can vote “in an absolutely informed way”has affirmed.
The head of government has reiterated that the referendum will not be held until the European Parliament has ratified the agreementas it considers it essential to have a prior period of information and explanations before the consultation.
The The Government will publish the final text of the agreement on its website this afternoon that Andorra plans to sign with San Marino and the European Commission during the fall a Brussels.
Asked about the possibility of the referendum coinciding with the general elections, spot has avoided setting deadlines and has insisted that the decision will depend on the ratification calendar of the European Parliament. “We are going step by step”, he summarized, without specifying a deadline from which it would be incompatible to hold the referendum due to the proximity to the elections.
