Overview
- The working table, constituted Tuesday at the Government Delegation in Madrid, brings together national, regional and city officials with Church organizers and involves National Police, Guardia Civil and the intelligence service in the security plan.
- City leaders said the entire 10,000-strong municipal security and emergency force will be on duty, including Municipal Police officers, Samur-Protección Civil medics and city firefighters with added support for traffic and volunteers.
- Regional health chief Fátima Matute said hospitals will be ready for the Pope and visiting crowds, with SUMMA 112 ambulances and street teams coordinating care across all levels of the public health system.
- Media widely place the visit between June 6 and 9, though one outlet reported June 6 to 12, which underscores that the agenda and exact dates have not been finalized.
- Officials advanced planning during the session but set no schedule for the next meeting, as public statements mixed pledges of cooperation with sharp criticism from the regional government toward the state delegate.