Last week the Joint Transfer Commission met in Bilbao, after more than seven years of work. They have only managed to complete a timetable in which neither the drawing up of the economic system of social security is planned. According to Lakua’s spokesman, he is in no hurry, “even if we don’t give up on it.” How are they going to give up if it is agreed and signed forty years ago? What a shame! And the president of the PNV said the previous day aloud that the 30 competences had to be transferred ... But now both governments agree that it is not urgent. Ask the pensioners.

This disgraceful and scandalous situation holds those responsible, not only from the Spanish Government. The main responsibility for non-compliance with the Statute lies with the governments that agreed and signed it, the Spanish and the Basque Autonomous Community, and the party that supports the latter. Some are responsible for not transferring the agreed competences and others for not having put enough pressure on this important subject that has been pending for many years. Not transferring social security is a breach of the Gernika Statute.