The Basque Parliament is today hosting the first General Policy Plenary of the legislature. One of the main issues to be discussed will be the reform of the self-government of the Basque Country, which has been somewhat absent in recent years from the parliamentary debate in the Basque Country.
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LIVE: General Policy Plenary
The Basque Parliament will resume its post-summer activity today with the General Policy Plenary. The President and the parliamentary groups will put on the table issues which will mark the political year.
Image of a plenary session of the Basque Parliament. Stock photo, Europa Press.
The meeting will begin at 09:30 with the speech of the President, Imanol Pradales, who will speak indefinitely.
In the afternoon, from 14:30, it will be the turn of the parliamentary groups.
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Structure of the plenary
As usual, the President 09: 30 climb to the rostrum. Imanol Pradales will have no time limit to make his speech.
At that time, it will be the turn of the groups. From the smallest to the largest, each group will have 30 minutes to make proposals and respond to what the President has said. The parties that make up the Joint Group, Vox and Sintre, will have to share those 30 minutes.
After Vox and Sumar, it will be the turn of the PP, then the PSE-EE will take the floor, and finally EH Bildu and PNV will have the opportunity to go up to the rostrum.
After listening to the group speeches, Imanol Pradales will have a second speaking time, once again without time limit.
And finally, the parliamentary groups will have the opportunity to give a final answer, this time with a maximum of 10 minutes' speech.
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General Policy Plenary in the Basque Parliament
The Basque Parliament will resume its activities this Thursday with the General Policy Plenary, where the President and the parliamentary groups will put on the table issues that will mark the political year.
Thursday will be the first General Policy Plenary for President Imanol Pradales, whichcan be followed live on eitb.eus and ETB-2.