Spain’s government today begins commemorating “50 years of freedom” after the death of dictator Francisco Franco. A cycle of actions that the PNV views with ‘some concern’. “I don’t know what they want to praise,” said PNV spokesman in Congress Aitor Esteban.
Critical and concerned. For example, the PNV spokesperson showed himself in the Congress of Deputies, Aitor Estebanbefore the events that the Spanish government plans to organize to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the death of dictator Francisco Franco. On the one hand, the Jeltzale leader criticizes that the Spanish executive organized the events unilaterally, without the cooperation of the rest of the parties. “If they are intended as acts for democracy and in favor of human rights,” he added, “it would have been appropriate to agree on that with the rest of the formations.” Likewise, he has expressed concern that the far right could use the commemoration to praise the figure of the dictator.
He has also criticized the position maintained by the PSOE during the transition. According to Esteban, the Socialists have “lost many opportunities” to change the structures of the state after Franco’s death, and he has accused the PSOE of “lack of courage”. “No measures have been taken to change the structures of the state. They have not been courageous to respond to the problems facing the Basque and Catalan nation,” he clarified.
For this reason, he explained that the PNV will undertake these actions “in moderation” and “if we see something valuable, we will be there.” As already confirmed, Jeltzale Senator Estefanía Beltrán de Heredia will attend the opening ceremony, which will take place today at the Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid, as a representative of the PNV.
Interviewed inside Euskadi Irratiahas also referred to the controversy surrounding the Spanish government’s decision to recognize and return the building on Avenue Marceau in Paris, which the Jeltzale formation acquired in 1937 and which for many years served as the headquarters of the EAJ-PNV give to EAJ-PNV. Basque government in exile. “This matter is not linked to any negotiation. The Spanish government has consulted the archives in France and has clearly seen who raised the money to buy the building. It was acquired with money from the PNV.” These are the words the deputy used to clarify the matter.
About the disagreements between the investiture parties on the taxation of companies energeticEsteban sees “a strong ideological charge and contradictions” in some parties, including EH Bildu, and has emphasized that “most of the revenue from the concert comes from the energy industry.” “What we need to achieve is that these companies continue to invest. What do we want, stimulate investments or tax companies?”
Source: EITB
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