Gartzia has insisted that “there is no date yet” for holding the meeting announced by the security council member, although “the sailburu’s willingness to hold a meeting with the unions remains.”
Deputy Security Minister Rodrigo Gartzia has assured that contacts with Ertzaintza unions are “continuing”, although he has acknowledged that no “progress” has been made during the holiday period.
In an interview on Radio Euskadi, Gartzia also stated that it is true that the investigative specialty of the Basque police is “more emphasized”, especially in Gipuzkoa.
When asked about the labor dispute taking place within the Ertzaintza, Gartzia maintained this “There is no date yet” to hold the meeting announced by the Security Council member, although “the willingness of the sailburu to hold a meeting with the unions remains.”
“There is also the willingness of the Basque government to negotiate with the unions. We have a list of 37 measures that have already been presented and the government has never left the negotiating table,” he said, adding that “contacts between the parties continue.” although “no progress has been made during the holiday period”.
As for the situation that arises in the Research unitsthe State Secretary has stated that it is “true” that the research specialty is “under more pressure and must be made more attractive.” “We are working on it… they may have a problem of lack of staff, especially in Gipuzkoa,” he insisted.
On the other hand, he has dismissed that Euskadi has high crime rates – “far from it” – although there has been “a significant increase” in cybercrime, as well as crimes related to sexual freedom. Instead, he highlighted the fact that robberies with violence in homes have decreased by 17%, and robberies with violence and intimidation have decreased by 9%.
In this context he appreciated the creation of Cyberzaintzathe new cybercrime agency, which held its first board meeting last week and hopes to be fully operational by 2024.
Finally, regarding drug trafficking and consumption, he stated that there is no evidence that there is any illegal sale of drugs in the Basque Country. fentanylalthough “if something becomes widespread in the US, it will arrive in a short time as we live in a very global society.”
Source: EITB
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