The city council has appointed a new director general of firefighters, following the removal of the previous one last week. This decision comes after months of complaints from firefighter unions. The unions had formally requested the change in a letter to the mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, in order to move forward with negotiations.

They had indicated that without a new director general, they would not participate in further meetings to address a longstanding conflict. Further details about the situation and the new appointment can be found in the original source, El País.