Overview
- The PNV says it will not remain idle if five pending powers are not formalized by Friday, signaling a swift reaction.
- The transfers in question cover unemployment benefits, non‑contributory Social Security benefits, Maritime Rescue, School Insurance, and the Machinery Verification Center in Baracaldo.
- Talks are meant to advance this week with the goal of closing the transfers on January 16 at the Comisión Mixta de Transferencias.
- Esteban warned that failing to arrive at that meeting with the five transfers completed could complicate a later encounter between Pedro Sánchez and Imanol Pradales.
- He declined to detail the measures the party would take, saying the Spanish government would notice immediately, in remarks to Onda Vasca reported by Europa Press.