The Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa will adapt the next OPEs, postponing the accreditation of the Basque language in one third of the jobs
The Member of the European Parliament has announced the launch of 13 OPEs offering 113 places, but following the latest court rulings there will be changes in the Basque profile, since 34% of the posts will be delayed and a period of accreditation will be granted.
Irune Berasaluze, spokesperson for the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, in a stock image.
The Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa has announced the launch of 13 new OPEs of 113 posts, which will be subject to changes in Basque profiles following the latest decisions from the courts, in which 34% of the jobs will be subject to a delay in the mandatory status of the language profile and "time" and "means" for verification.
This change will affect those jobs that haveless contact with citizens and opens up a new possibility: to present themselves to the call without the Euskera requirement requested at that time, which has not been the case so far.
The announcement was made bythe Foral spokeswoman, Irune Berasaluze, at the press conference following the meeting of the Foral Government Council on Tuesday, at which she made it clear that the foral institution will "temporarily" adapt its OPEsto "be able to comply with the sentences"in order to avoid the" collapse "of the institution.
However, he has stressed that the Member of the European Parliament will remain firm in its objective of achieving an administration that operates mainly in Basque: 'For all these reasons,we will not take a step backwards', he has warned.
Berasaluze has stated that it is necessary to "act responsibly" in the faceofthe "complex situation" created after the judgments of the High Court of Justice of the Basque Country , and has acknowledged that these rulings have "paralyzed public calls" and caused a "blockade" in the functioning of the foral institution.
Temporary adaptation
Berasaluze reiterates that this adaptation will be made temporarily in order to provide legal certainty to the invitations to tender. In his words, the Government of Gipuzkoa is awaiting the reform of the Public Employment Act, which can be dealt with in the Basque Parliament.
For Berasaluze it is "essential" to "remove the Euskera from the courts." Hori has indicated that in the coming months the Council will deepen its objective of "consolidating an administration that works mainly in Basque through an innovative path".
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