At the Basque Parliament’s Friday control session, with the exception of the Elkarrekin Valencia-IU coalition, all other opposition parties will ask lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu about the conflict situation in the Ertzaintza. Talk about it in a higher than usual tone of voice.

"All workers have the right to demand better working conditions, but to condition the lives of citizens, to cut traffic and to cause traffic problems, does not agree with the principles of the Ertzaintza," Urkullu said in response to the PP question.

According to the People's Party, the government "spares" the demands of the Ertzainas and calls for their "better working conditions". For his part, Vox stressed that there are "too many ertzaines" and demanded that calls for work be extended "to guarantee the security of this country in the face of the threats of some". The two parties mentioned have lamented the words of the head of the Ertzaintza, who said he had "problems" inside the house.

Real orders

Lehendakari has defended the principle of "realism", suggesting that petitions should be "real". He reiterates that this week, as reported in writing by Security Advisor Josu Erkoreka, the salaries of the Ertzainas have risen by 17% over the last ten years and have agreed to a 10% increase in career for this year. "Now they are asking for EUR 1,100 more per month. You can ask without losing the principle of realism."

With the permission of the Security Advisor, Josu Erkoreka, who was not present in the chamber because he had a meeting of the department, Urkullu advances that he has called the unions for next week to meet around the table. The Department of Security will have a "better proposal" compared to the previous one.

EH Bildu: "At the Ertzaintza we are seeing extreme positions on the right."

Parliamentarian Julen Arzuaga has also challenged lehendakari Urkullu on the subject, but to a lesser extent than PP and Vox. Urkullu’s first words have come this way: "Thank you for the tone used, I will also return to my usual tone."

EH Bildu has denounced the attitude of the Ertzaintza protesters on the Borroka platform, thinking they are doing blackmail and their "war language." "I have doubts as to whether we are fulfilling the mission of the Ertzaintza well," Arzuaga stressed, and somehow he has given Urkullu a hand to think about the police model. However, the President does not accept: "You have never had respect for the Ertzaintza."