Overview
- With about three weeks left to the 31 December deadline, the Basque leader pressed the prime minister to complete the remaining Gernika Statute transfers.
- The central government has not asked to modify the agreed calendar for the handovers, according to Pradales.
- The Basque Government says it submitted a detailed proposal on 10 October to execute the pending competencies and insists it has done its part.
- Pradales cautioned that full completion by year-end is technically difficult due to complex areas such as ports, airports and the Social Security economic regime.
- He plans to assess the political commitment in January, keeping talks with PNV, EH Bildu and PSE-EE discreet while seeking gestures that allow the PNV to justify its votes in Congress.