Euskadi will participate in airport management after the Lehendakari has agreed with Pedro Sánchez
The Conference has also brought with it other agreements, such as measures in the field of public safety or support for small and medium-sized enterprises in the industrial sector.
Spanish President Pedro Sanchez and President Imanol Pradales, before the start of the meeting.
The Basque Country will be able to "participate in the management of airports" through a new Bilateral Airport Body. This is one of the main news from the meeting of the Lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, and President Pedro Sánchez. As agreed, the Government will be able to "influence important decisions". The meeting has also led to other agreements, such as measures in the field of citizen security and support for small and medium-sized enterprises.
At the end of the meeting, the lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, stressed that, for the first time, the Basque Country will participate in "defining and guiding strategic decisions on airports".
"Shared management"
They have also pointed out from the Basque Government that the agreement makes it possible to 'establish a framework for shared management of airport infrastructures located in the Basque Country'.
The Basque Government has stressed that the Basque Country will have "the capacity to influence key decisions" such as the preparation of master plans, the Airport Regulation Document, investments or tariffs.
The Basque Government will also have the 'capacity to act on the development and connectivity of the system', thereby participating in 'assessing the air connectivity needs of the territory' and 'promoting new routes'.
The lehendakari has also stated that the Basque Country will be able to participate "in promoting the connection between airports and other public transport infrastructures".
Finally, the airport agreement provides for "the establishment of a sandbox regulator at Vitoria-Gasteiz airport", the aim of which would be to "transform Foronda airport into a testing environment for improving connectivity, intermodality and the economic development of the territory".
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