The keys to the programmatic agreement between PNV and PSE-EE for the new Basque coalition government

The programmatic agreement, signed on Wednesday by PNV and PSE-EEfor the next Basque coalition government runs on five major axes And 32 action areas for the realization of a “global Euskadi”. The document with the title “Ongizatean hazi”includes the priorities and main lines of work of the executive branch of the XIII Legislature.

Among the major pillars of the pact are actions to “continue to improve areas like these”. health, education, employment, housing, security and social services“, all pillars of well-being, and advocates promotion reindustrialization of Euskadi, with a “modern, dynamic, developed and sustainable industrial fabric” and “quality employment”.

The third axis is based on performing a energy transition “Orderly and coordinated” so that the Basque productive sector achieves the stated objectives “without endangering our future.” In the context of coexistence, the agreement must include the commitment to equivalence gender and the rights of the LGTBIQ+ collective, as well as for an “inclusive, critical and ethical memory”, with compensation for all victims.

In matters of self-governmentPNV and PSE-EE are confronted by the legislature with the “dual objective” of full compliance with the Statute of Gernika and obtaining the basis to develop a new statute through “negotiation, agreement and maximum political consensus in the Basque Parliament, within the scope of its jurisdiction and current legislation”. At this point, the “priority objective is to take advantage of the future opportunities offered by the internationalization of Euskadi.”

Agreement on health to restore Osakidetza’s prestige

Within the first axis (called ‘People at the Center’), both parties consider it necessary to seek, through dialogue with Osakidetza professionals, ‘a broad agreement’ on the healthcare system to meet future challenges and improve service delivery to improve on specific aspects, such as reducing waiting lists for specialized care consultations, diagnostic tests and surgical procedures and reducing the workload in primary care. The ultimate goal, as they emphasize, is “to restore Osakidetza’s prestige in Basque society.”

Concerning the social policythe document emphasizes that these “go beyond” the portfolio of benefits and services of the Basque social services system, emphasizing that the aim is to achieve “a new paradigm of transversal and intersectional social policy” that “leaves no one behind”. ” “.

The government policy of residence According to the signatories, it should “facilitate access to decent, adequate and accessible housing for people who cannot have it on the free market.” The document explains that measures in this area should mainly target young people and people with fewer resources.

In matters of educationthe pact considers that the new law will “provide stability and a new strategic character to the education system” and underlines the prominent role of the Basque public school as a “basic reference” for fair and egalitarian access to education.