Overview

• Pradales made his attendance contingent on including Euskadi’s energy policy among summit topics.
• Energy was added to the agenda following a Madrid preparatory commission in which Maria Ubarretxena took part.
• The Basque lehendakari will join regional counterparts at Barcelona’s Palacio de Pedralbes on June 6.
• The inclusion of energy marks a win for the PNV’s push to secure greater self-government over critical infrastructure.
• The Conference of Presidents serves as a forum for negotiating power transfers under the Estatuto de Gernika.