What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the specific measures the Government intends to adopt to increase free competition in rail freight transport and to improve the efficiency of Renfe-Operadora's management in freight transport.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a motion. It was introduced on 11 April 2013. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Catalán (Convergència i Unió).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000075· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced11 April 2013Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted16 April 2013The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary16 April 2013All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE18 April 2013It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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18 April 2013

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 297 yes · 15 no · 3 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation on the specific measures the Government intends to adopt to increase free competition in freight rail transport and to improve the efficiency of Renfe-Operadora's management in freight transport. Voted in the terms of the transitory amendment submitted by the Catalan (CiU) and Popular Groups.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 100· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GC-CiU, GUPyD and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of GIP. 8 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 52 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 52
Against: 0

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	97 in favour · 1 abst. · 12 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	18	5 in favour · 3 against · 2 abst. · 8 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	14 in favour · 2 did not vote
GIP	11	10 against · 1 did not vote
GUPyD	5	5 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	185	171 in favour · 2 against · 12 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000075
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 100
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 November 2026

The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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Motion following an urgent interpellation on the specific measures the Government intends to adopt to increase free competition in rail freight transport and to improve the efficiency of Renfe-Operadora's management in freight transport. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original