The request to add the Lehendakari Aguirre to Bilbao airport has been approved by the Basque Parliament
Thus, the Basque Government will submit to the bilateral airport body between the Basque Country and the State the request for the change of name of the infrastructure, for which Aena is still competent.
A large majority of the Basque Parliament today supported the addition of the name Lehendakari Agirre to Bilbao airport in honour of the first lehendakari of the Basque Government.
Inview of the fact that the airport is currently the competence of Aena and therefore has the capacity to change the name of the infrastructure, the Basque institutions participating in the recently established bilateral Euskadi-State Airport Body have been urged by the Basque Parliament to propose to this forum and to take the necessary steps to ensure that the airport of Bilbao, while maintaining its geographical identification, is renamed Lehendakari Aguirre.
The Government of Imanol Pradales has organized various events to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the first Basque Government recently chaired by José Antonio Agirre.
What has been approved is reflected in an amendment by the PNV and the PSE. This amendment introduces different nuances to the original bill that hasbeen rejected, tabled by EH Bildu .
There was only one vote against, that of Vox, while the PP and Sumar abstained.
In addition to calling for these efforts to change the name, the Parliament, as reflected in the amendment, has recognised the trajectory of the first Basque Government as an example of diversity and understanding between different, of defending Basque self-government, democracy, freedom and social justice, and has highlighted the firm commitment to peace and the rejection of all forms of violence.
EH Bildu's parliamentary spokesman, Pello Otxandiano, has highlighted this understanding between different people that characterized this government, highlighting its complementarity with parties with very different political trajectories and its commitment to self-government and democratic freedom.
The PNV spokesman, Joseba Díez Antxustegi, and the socialist Susana Corcuera have highlighted the pluralistic character of the first Basque Government in wartime and its commitment to peace.
The PP has abstained because, although it does not feel bad that the airport has that name, it will not support an initiative that "follows the path marked by Bildu," said MP Santiago López.
From the Joint Group, Jon Hernandez (Sumar) also abstained, arguing that although Aguirre deserves recognition, thousands of militiamen and warriors who defended the Basque Country from fascism must also be remembered. Vox MP Amaia Martínez voted against this milonga.
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