The EPPK confirms that, in addition to saying that the issue of Basque prisoners has not changed, especially in the Spanish State, it will continue to make "the necessary contributions". According to the press release Gara and Berria, “we are determined to achieve our goals”.

The group of prisoners is willing to make “big and small contributions”, because “all are necessary”. The EPPK is aware that you will find “difficulties” along the way.

The EPPK concluded and decided on the internal debate process in July 2017. The beginning of the ordinary penitentiary legislation made the prisoners “a step forward in their legal trajectory, in the face of eviction from the jails”. For example, the members of the group requested the progression of the degree and began the work and programs of the prison, leaving in the hands of each of the prisoners the possibility of breaking this path.

In any case, the EPPK considers that the movements of the Spanish and French governments have been the result of the "support" given to the rights of prisoners of Basque society. So, it has seen a better attitude towards the governments of Paris than towards the governments of the time of Madrid: “In France there have been some moves towards rapprochement, and the time will come to make more concrete assessments. In Spain, more unmoved and even involuntary stances are being imposed; the timid steps taken in prisons and around prisoners have not only not been sufficient, but have also not been agreed with us”.

The EPPK has insisted that the prison situation is "hard and hard" and is not condemned. There are still about 260 prisoners. Some elderly people. Many years in prison, many of them isolated. Twenty prisoners suffer from serious diseases: “Despite the fact that in recent years there has been a decrease in the number of members we form the collective, the anguish has increased,” the statement states.