He is concerned about the “uncertainty and instability in the state” and says that “they can always count on Euskadi for dialogue.”
The PNV lehendakari candidate, Imanol Pradales, has committed to improving “the well-being and opportunities” of citizens in Euskadi by doing politics “with emotional sensitivity”.
During the plenary session for the appointment of the new Lehendakari, which will take place on Thursday in the Basque Parliament, Pradales recalled that there are people “who are concerned about their future, dissatisfied with their situation or upset by the reality in which they live .” “We cannot and should not look the other way. It is our responsibility to work on that improve people’s livesand we will insist on it,” he added.
For this reason, it has committed itself to “listening to people”, demonstrating “closeness and responsiveness to demands and needs”. ‘In short, doing politics with emotional sensitivity“, he pointed out.
In his speech he brought the “Road map” that the new Basque government will have, including, on the basis of the agreement between the PNV and the PSE-EE, the implementation of 1000 commitments and initiatives and also create a social contract to “achieve a more just and prosperous future.”
Moreover, he has urged “confidence and determination to reach agreements to improve the healthcare system and model of care; measures to adapt solidarity between generations, the normalization of the Basque Country, the promotion of self-government, the development of international strategies, “progress in science and innovation, economic and ecological transition or democratic recovery”.
“Euskadi is not an island or an oasis, but we continue to adhere to a way of doing things and understanding what is common and that we must preserve,” he said.
However, he has announced that he must also make a series of “qualitative leaps” in the coming decade and has taken on his “firm commitment to improving the well-being of all citizens, continuing the development of Euskadi and improving public services .”
This bet is made at a time when they are producing profound changes in the world that need to be identified and understood to define Euskadi’s place and seize new opportunities.
“I will say it clearly: Europe’s survival is not guaranteed, and that includes Euskadi. We have to win that survival day by day. Step by step, decision by decision,” he warned.
According to him, we need to “open our eyes” to fully understand what is happening around us, position ourselves “rightly” and work together on a shared journey that “leads to a better future.”
In this sense he alluded to the fact that in the global scenario“Profound crises, transformations and revolutions” are taking place that affect everyday life on a daily basis and he has cited, among others, the climate crisis, the scientific-technological revolution, demographic changes, wars and invasions, the adjustment of the world order and the junctions. of power or questioning democratic systems.
From a historical perspective, Euskadi stands on the threshold of ‘a new era, a phase that is undoubtedly more complex and uncertain’. According to him, the country is facing “enormous global challenges”, but new opportunities are also opening up.
Health shock plan
The PNV candidate for lehendakari has proposed a “shock plan” to improve primary care and reduce surgical waiting lists in the Basque healthcare system, announcing the call for public employment offers that guarantee “the stability and adequacy” of Osakidetza’s workforce and plan an investment worth 1 billion until 2030 to modernize and expand infrastructure.
It has also chosen to encourage professionals to spend less time on bureaucratic tasks and improve personal access times to health centers.
He has expressed concern about “the uncertainty and instability in the state” and has reiterated his willingness to “work together to stop this no-win dynamic.” “You can always count on Euskadi for the dialoguestability and the search for the common good,” he noted.
The Lehendakari candidate has explained that he will defend dialogue, understanding between different people, “calm debate” and cooperation.
statute
He also called for “courage” to agree on a new Statutory Pact for “a new Euskadi”, which “exceeds the dimension, ambition and scope” of the 1979 Statute of Gernika, which is based “on a bilateral relationship with the state that includes the recognition of its national reality,” with a system of guarantees “for the effective fulfillment of what has been agreed.”
After defending the possibility of applying the “bilateral relationship model of the Economic Agreement to a new legal framework of institutional and political relations between Euskadi and the State”, he stated that it is “time to take a new step ” and called for “the highest level of vision” to the 75 parliamentarians to reach the greatest possible consensus on “a great political pact for the future” of the Basques.
Regarding pending powers, the Jeltzale candidate commits to work to materialize the commitment made by the government of Pedro Sánchez in 2020 through a schedule for the transfer of powers envisaged by the Statute for Euskadi.
The residence and the difficulty of young people to emancipate themselves are two of the issues that Pradales highlighted in his speech during the plenary session of the investiture.
For example, this Thursday she committed to expanding the public stock of social and sheltered housing, reserving 50% of it for people under the age of 36, and expanding the maximum income range for access to these houses.
He has expressed his intention to promote policies to create quality employment for young people with good salaries, better working conditions and, above all, more facilities for access to housing.
Finally, he announced that the advisors who will form his cabinetexpected to be announced this Saturday, people will be “committed and willing to make courageous decisions so that Euskadi makes progress in well-being and freedom.”
Some people, he added, will “temporarily put aside their professional careers to put their knowledge and experience at the service of the Basque Country.”
Source: EITB
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