“Today it is necessary to update the political pact we agreed 45 years ago, to strengthen our institutions and democracy itself,” the Lehendakari stressed in a message marking the anniversary of the adoption of the Gernika Statute.
On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the adoption of the Statute of Gernika, the Lehendakari, Imanol Pradaleshas assured that “we now have the opportunity to reach a new political pact.” “Today it is necessary to update the political pact we agreed 45 years ago, to strengthen our institutions and democracy itself,” he stressed.
Gernika’s statute was approved October 25, 1979. In a message published to mark that anniversary, the Lehendakari acknowledged that “it marked a qualitative leap from dictatorship to democracy, from centralism to self-government.”
Pradales has emphasized that the Statute “allowed us to resume activities industrialization of Euskadicut off by the military coup and the civil war, denied by the dictatorship.’ and actively participate in their institutions,” he accused.
“This Euskadi is much better than 1979”the president has assured. However, after 45 years, the Lehendakari believes that “a new qualitative leap” is in sight for self-government. “Basque society today is very different from the one that decided to follow the legal path. We are discovering new challenges and emerging needs,” he emphasized.
In this sense, Pradales recalled that the Basque Autonomous Community has been integrated into Europe, has left behind “the scourge and the burden of terrorism” and has become “more conditioned by global challenges”.
Full compliance
On the other hand, the President has expressed concern that “the full enforcement of pending powers is facing serious difficulties and, furthermore, during this time there has been a erosion of agreed powers“.
The Lehendakari has pushed for the completion of the transfer process agreed in 1979: ‘It is difficult to move towards a new pact if what was previously agreed has not been fulfilled’.
Thus, he recalled that they have the obligation assumed by the Basque Government and the Spanish Government to negotiate and implement the agreement 29 pending transferswith relevant issues such as ports, airports, the management of the social security economic regime – with special emphasis on passive employment policies – maritime rescue, coastal management or migration.
Furthermore, Pradales believes that it is necessary to “identify and correct the powers that have been modified through various mechanisms that have influenced, if not mutated, the content of the Statute of Gernika”. “Our shared commitment is to use political, legal and institutional mechanisms to defend and protect the self-governance achieved,” he added.
Finally he advocated it again agree on new capabilities and competencies that allow us to develop our own policies ‘to preserve and cultivate the identity of our people, promote the external projection of Euskadi, participate directly in the institutions of the European Union and increase the level of prosperity, well-being and to continue to improve social cohesion. “
Source: EITB
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