The Methodologies and negotiating strategies of PNV and together have little to do. Basque nationalists are also considered by the government as “priority partners”, which ratifies the governance agreement between the PNV and the PSE-EE in the Basque institutions. Perhaps for this reason, the training that will now preside over its spokesman in Congress, Aitor Esteban, has been advancing at another pace and with less noise in relation to the delegation of immigration competencies that Juns closed with the government this Tuesday after 14 months of conversations. At the beginning of the legislature, the Government transferred to the Basque Autonomous Community the integration policies of migrants. Then he agreed to delegate Ertzaintza Ports Safety, Airports and other critical infrastructure, together with the Civil Guard and National Police. A deployment that materialized now a month ago. However, the jeltzales never closed this folder, to assume more competitions, and the pact with Junts is presented as the “frame” to accelerate them.
From the Executive they say they are willing to “study” the delegation of the powers agreed with together to other autonomous communities that ask for it. Specifically Euskadi, as they point out, since from the PP consider that the text of the law registered in Congress violates the constitutional framework. Although the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations, Elma Saiz, said at a press conference after the Council of Ministers that did not notice that other territories have “Manifested the will to assume this delegation of competencies ”, the lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, has transferred it.
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Something that other sources of the Executive recognize. While they emphasize that the realities of the migratory phenomenon in both communities are different, they are willing to sit and extend their powers. In the exhibition of reasons of the law registered jointly by PSOE and Juns it is important that “18% of the Catalan population has foreign nationality And if we look at the birthplace this percentage rises to 25.1%. ” In Euskadi, people with foreign nationality do not reach 10%, according to Eustat data.
The Government and the Basque Executive have already recently advanced in the transfer of the powers to delegate the Work permissions management and attention to asylum seekers. The Government Agreement between the PNV and the PSE-EE is committed to the transfer of all the powers provided in the Statute of Gernika. In terms of security, despite the fact that Ertzaintza is already present in police coordination agencies, from the PNV they claim to expand their capabilities and “guarantee their intervention and participation in the European space Schengen”.
The pact achieved with Junts goes in this direction. In addition to the fact that, such as Ertzaintza, Mossos will manage the security of ports and airports, “critical areas”, and borders, in “cooperation” with the rest of state security forces and bodies, Catalonia can also expel immigrants who have a prohibition of entry. What is known as hot returns. In cases where a file is required, the Generalitat may make an expulsion proposal, taking into account “The orientative criteria offered by the Security Board of Catalonia “, but the final decision will be of the State.
Refugees and CIE
According to the text of the proposition of the law presented by socialists and post -convergentes in Congress, the Mossos “will exercise the competence for the prevention, persecution, protection and assistance to victims of trafficking and exploitation of human beings.” In the hands of the Generalitat there will also be foreigners’ internment centers (CIE). He Basque Government manages the reception of refugeesbut not Cie.
Regarding hiring at sourceit will be the Generalitat who determines “the profiles and the contingent of foreign workers.” That is, “establish the annual forecast of occupations and, where appropriate, of the expected figures of jobs that can be covered through collective contracting management in origin in a given period, in relation to the needs of Catalonia.”
“New competitions”
The Basque Government spokeswoman, María Ubarretxena, already anticipated after the registration of the law signed by PSOE and Junts, which Euskadi Mira with “Great interest“ this matter and will have it “very into account“ in pending negotiations with the State. “If we see it convenient, of course, Euskadi will also analyze the possibility of asking for new competencies” in immigration, he said without wanting to realize.
The last ‘report on updating the transfers pending to the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country’, includes among the pending competences the “processing and resolution of the inspection and sanction files in immigration matters” or the “Participation in state decisions in terms of immigration that have special significance for the CAE (immigrants entry in Spain) ”.