Overview
- The Council of Government approved a negative opinion on the citizens’ initiative on October 21, stating it lacks legal fit and sufficient technical backing.
- The proposal, supported by 138,495 signatures and led by ELA and LAB with allied groups, sought authority to set a Basque minimum wage above the state level.
- Promoters aimed to secure a Basque Parliament commitment to press Spain’s Congress to amend the Workers’ Statute to transfer competence over the minimum wage.
- The PNV maintains the only viable path is collective bargaining between employers and unions and urges negotiations.
- Collective talks are currently paralyzed, leaving the political push contested and outcomes uncertain, while the national minimum wage is €1,184 in 14 payments.