The agreement between PNV and PSE-EE sets a two-year period within which the statute must be completed. There are already “some proposals on the table” to carry out the next transfers of power.
The Basque Minister of Self-Government, Maria Ubarretxenahas requested the Minister of Territorial Policy, Angel Victor Torresa meeting to “as soon as possible” Bilateral Transfer Commission to complete the transfer to Euskadi of the powers recognised in the Statute of Autonomy of 1979 who are still awaiting transfer. Ubarretxena, who appeared before the media after the first ordinary meeting of the Basque Government Council chaired by the new Lehendakari, Imanol Pradaleshas stated that it is for the Basque executive “fundamental“reactivate the Bilateral Transfer Commission.
In this way he explained that he has asked Torres to hold a working meeting so that this body, in which the central and Basque administrations have a seat, specify the transfer of powers“to be launched as soon as possible.”
The Minister of Governance, Digital Governance and Self-Government recalled that there is an agreement between the PNV and the PSE-EE “so that the statute in a non-renewable period of two yearsFor this reason, he stressed that this will be “one of the priorities” of his department.
Ubarretxena recalled that there were already “some proposals on the table” to carry out the next transfers of power. In any case, he acknowledged that “there are problems that are easier than others” when it comes to completing a transfer.
In the case of the Economic Social Security Regime, he explained that this is one of the “complex” issues when it comes to agreeing and implementing this transfer of powers. For this reason, he explained that the new Basque Government will start proposing transfers competencies that are most feasible to perform “in the shorter term”, which he cited coastal management, and ports and airports.
In any case, he stressed that the Economic regime for social security “It is an important issue,” so the Basque government will work on this issue “from day one.”
Source: EITB
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