Bengoetxea reaffirms that the Basque government wants to “make agreements” on the budgets

The Basque Government’s First Deputy Lehendakari and Minister of Culture and Language Policy, Ibone Bengoetxea, has reaffirmed her government’s will to “reach agreements” on budgetary matters: “This is what we have demonstrated, and we will continue to do so. “

In an interview on Radio Euskadi, the Vice President spoke her first words on yesterday’s sexist murder in Pasaia, conveying her “tremendous support and embrace to the woman’s family” and “her strong condemnation and rejection.” to show. The vice lehendakari has chosen to work in such a way that “new generations do not repeat” what the current ones experience.

Returning to the budgets, he assured that negotiations with the largest opposition party, EH Bildu, have entered “a new phase” when the sovereigntist coalition decided not to submit an amendment to the whole.

He thanked the groups for “their willingness to engage in dialogue,” because “that’s one thing climate of trust“.

Bengoetxea recalled that the current budgets already include proposals from outside the government, which they adopted through partial amendments “with the critical view of the opposition.”

The deputy lehendari has asked that the talks remain discreet and that “broader agreements” are reached, going beyond the “Excel sheets”, stressing that this is the will of the Basque government, despite the fact that they has “no need” to reach an agreement. more support because it has an absolute majority.

Migration

When asked about the measures surrounding the immigration processes, where the CAV does its reception work, she said that the Spanish government has been asked for comprehensive answers, “no patches”, and contingency plans.

In this sense, he recalled that one of the pending transfers talks about “expediting work permits”, and therefore calls for “more competition”.