Basque parliament does not reach agreement on crisis in Ukraine

A few days before attending the round convened by the Lehendakari, Iñigo Urkullu, the parties in the Basque Parliament have not reached a common position on the measures to be promoted by the institutions to mitigate the economic consequences of the crisis caused by the invasion from Ukraine .

Next Monday, the Lehendakari will begin a meeting with all parliamentary groups to address the situation resulting from the war in Ukraine and discuss the various actions launched by the various institutions at the moment.

In this context, the House plenary this Thursday discussed two proposals submitted by EH Bildu and Elkarrekin Podemos-IU in which various initiatives were gathered to deal with the crisis. However, neither of the two proposed texts went through. Yes, the PNV and PSE-EE alternative has done this with the sole support of its proponents and the rest have abstained.

EH Picture It called for a comprehensive plan for protection programs for the most vulnerable, including energy bonds, a compensation fund for companies and the protection of wages and employment. Elkarrekin Podemos-IUfor its part, put on the table, among other proposals, a price regulation and a utility for families, another for direct subsidies to SMEs and a green tax plan.

Itxaso Berrojalbiz (PNV) He has defended that the war “imposes the obligation of agreement” and that it is time to “provide coordinated responses and not division”.

Iker Casanova (EH Bildu) has criticized the fact that the Basque government “preaches unity but practices sectarianism” and has expressed concern about the measures agreed between the executive and the councils, as it believes it is something ” improvised”.

For his part, David Soto (Elkarrekin Podemos-IU) He has defended that it is “vital” that all groups reach a common position to transform the productive fabric and make the energy transition “orderly and planned”, while asking the Basque government to draw up a plan that complements constitutes on the measures implemented by the government of Spain.

the socialist Sonia Perez He is confident that an agreement will be reached and appreciates the decisions of both Pedro Sanchez’s government and the Basque government to mitigate the effects of the war conflict as quickly as possible.

Luis Gordillo (PP+Cs) has called on the groups to “discuss reforms as appropriate”, and Amaia Martinez (Vox) He has said that extraordinary actions are urgently needed that are not of a “short term” but of a cyclical nature.