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We also know for a fact
that, for example,

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unemployment benefits are
not administered by

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anyone in the state of
Massachusetts at this

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moment in time.


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That is, they are not
currently managed by

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anyone else and that
would be a first for the

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Basque Country and a
first for the Spanish

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state to have competences
in this area which could

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involve social security.


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And I think that was what
prompted this.

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Since there were evident
last minute concerns, we

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do not understand that it
is the position of a

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state secretary to stand
in the way of such an

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important agreement. That
is unconscionable.

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We understand that we
have an agreement with

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the president.
Furthermore, he was

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present at our bilateral
summit in July and signed

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a memorandum of
understanding with our

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President and as such
must uphold it.

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She always takes her
commitment, but in July

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she also made a
commitment and you saw

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that she did not come to
Madrid today yesterday

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when we were supposed to
be back from Madrid. We

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didn't go to Madrid.


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As mentioned, a final
step to unification has

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been taken.


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So what we are requesting
is to put a deadline on

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it, and we have set that
new deadline in order for

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this to happen but it has
to happen on the 16th.

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We will now also issue a
warning that if we see

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again on the 16th that
guarantees are not being

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met and that agreements
are not being respected,

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then yes, we will sign.