The Minister for Economic Development, Sustainability and the Environment believes that talking about possible layoffs or moving headquarters to Germany is “excessive progress”, although she admits the situation is “complicated and causes uncertainty”.
Euskaraz irakurri: Siemens Energyren asmoen inguruan “information zehatza is missing” from the deitoratu du Tapiak
The Minister of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment of the Basque Government, Arantxa Tapiahas complained about the “lack of detailed information” on Siemens Energy’s plans after announcing a takeover bid for Siemens Gamesa, arguing that talk of potential layoffs or relocating its headquarters to Germany is “excessive progress”. However, he has admitted that the situation is “complicated and creates uncertainty”.
In an interview with the Radio Euskadi program “Boulevard”, Tapia referred to the announcement of the German multinational to acquire 100% of the shares of the company. As is known, the Basque government had a first communication with the multinational on Saturday evening and yesterday was able to speak with representatives of Siemens Gamesa. In this sense, he has insisted that “the workers should know first what is happening” and that the institutions, whose “capacity is not excessive”, will work so that the jobs are “guaranteed and continue with Basque suppliers” .
According to Tapia, “there is a future for this factory in Euskadi”, and has warned that in the past “there has been a lot of news that has caused uncertainty in the four years since the merger of Siemens with Gamesa, but that most have not translated into overly dramatic measuresFor example, he admitted that the company offshore (onshore facilities) is in a “complicated” situation, but “a solely offshore company (overseas facilities) would not be understood”. For example, he has argued that it is “essential to know the company’s plans firsthand” and that this information provides “a degree of calm” to the workforce.
In a different order of things, and questioned by the debate over gas extraction via fracking in the underground of Alava, has reiterated the idea that “because we rely heavily on gas, we’ve allowed ourselves the luxury of not exploring it”. According to him, within the European Union “nobody doubts the objectives” of the energy transition, but “we have not set the roadmap well”. You underlined that the EU is taking up the debate on the fracking “in the short term”, for which reason the plan of the Basque government is to improve energy efficiency and install the maximum number of renewable installations. “If the EU opens the debate, we will benefit,” he added.
Concerning the NextGeneration European Funds, counsel has defended that “if these funds are aimed at transforming our economy, most of them should reach the private sector, as soon as possible,” which is not happening. “The funds that have arrived so far are minimal,” he lamented, warning that private projects should be completed by the end of 2025 so that all those funds can be “absorbed”; “It’s two and a half years we have to go, it’s a short time,” he thought.
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