From now on, Ertzaintza agents will be in charge of the work of civil protection, road safety, as well as maritime and air traffic control in the ports and their limited areas.
The Ertzaintza from this Monday to work Bilbao -Gates (Santurtzi, Bizkaia) and Pasiaia (Gipuzkoa), where he is already working with his New functions In terms of safety, as recognized by the Gernika statute.
These new police tasks are framed in the recent Expansion of competencies Of the Basque police who will now be in charge of the protection of citizens, road safety, as well as control of maritime and air traffic in the ports and in their limited areas. The Civic Guard and the National Police will also maintain their functions (border control, fighting against drug trafficking and customs).
The assumption of new competitions has been released with a protocol law in the port in the city of Santurtzi, in the city of Santurtzi. The Lehendakari Imanol Pradales came for the action; The Minister of Security, Bingen Zupiria; the director of the Ertzaintza, Victoria Landa; The presidents of the port authorities of Bilbao and Pasiaia, Ricardo Barkala and Joakin Telleria, as well as other authorities.
During his speech, Lehendakari considered that “today a lean forward“In the development of self -administration Basque, and predicted that “it will not be the last” because it claimed that Euskadi needs a “new frame” in the 21st century. He has also had words from the agents, whom he said he is ‘proud’. “We know that you are not going to fail. We know that when we need you, we will always have you there,” he concluded.
New facilities and resources
From today, Ertzaintza has one Citizen Attention Office and beating areas for ships. At the moment they are that 20 the Agents From the Ertzain-Etxea of Muskiz who work in the Vizcaíno-Haven, although the device will be extended to 30 within a month. Moreover, they will have the support of the surveillance and rescue unit, which will also be strengthened with 11 new troops.
There Pasiaia HavenThe Citizen Attention Office will be located in the building called addressees of the port, and six agents will be deployed (from the Errenteria police station) – they will be by 12 in March.
This expansion of competencies will also be transferred to the Basque airportsAs determined by the Spanish and Basque governments during the last meeting of the Security Board of the Basque Country, held in July.
Source: EITB
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