Ubarretxena announces "important agreements" on airport competition
The spokesman for the Basque Government and Councillor for Governance and Self-Government has assured us that if the agreements signed today are included in the document to be signed, 'the agreement may be close'.
The spokeswoman for the Basque Government and adviser for Governance, Digital Administration and Self-Government, Maria Ubarretxena, has expressed her satisfaction following a meeting with representatives of the Spanish Government in the bilateral subcommittee held in Madrid and has announced that "important agreements" have been reached on airport management.
The representative of the Basque Government has pointed out that the Spanish Government has improved the proposal presented on Friday and that if the consensus reached today is reflected in the document to be signed, 'the agreement may be close'.
In this regard, he recalled that the lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, and the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, will meet before Easter , and that the signing of the final agreement for the bilateral management of Basque airports could take place there.
Ubarretxena has explained that at today's meeting it has been decided to create a Spain-Euskadi bodyfor airport management, that the Basque Government has a voice in the DORA III plan, which envisages investments in airports until 2031, and that a 'sand box' or regulation of its own will be created so that the Basque Government can implement its intentions in Foronda.
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