El Consejo Económico y Social Vasco constituye el ente consultivo del Gobierno Vasco y del Parlamento Vasco para hacer efectiva la participación de los distintos intereses económicos y sociales en la política económica y social del País Vasco
Consejo Económico y Social Vasco Euskadiko Ekonomia eta Gizarte Arazoetarako Batzordea
Gran Vía, 81 - 7ª 48011 Bilbao Tel. 944 792 150 - Fax 944 169 505 Email: cesegab@cesegab.com Mapa
Email: cesvasco@cesvasco.es
Mari Cruz Vicente Peralta
Felisa Piedra Gao
Dolores García García
Arantza Martínez Tobalina
Santiago Martínez Pérez
Goyo Martín Benito
Antxon Tomasena Alzuri
Eduardo García Elosua
Jone Robledo Zapatero
Oskar Arenas Velasco
Maribel Ballesteros Martínez
Esperanza Morales Quicios
Raúl Arza Vélez
Felipe García Miravalles
Arantza Ruiz Huidobro
Carlos Trevilla Acebo
Pablo Martín Goitia
Aitor Otaola Diaz de Alda
Manuel Guerreo Igea
Jaime Fernández Alcedo
Patxi Sasigain Sáez de Buruaga
Gonzalo Salcedo Bilbao
Yoana Arambalza Zalbidea
Virginia Múgica Conde
Substitues
Jon Bilbao Saralegui
Juan Ugarte Aguirrezabal
José Miguel Ayerza Mendiburu
Luis Bernaola Iturbe
Nerea Zamacola Garate
Ana García Polanco
Fernando Raposo Bande
Eduardo Arechaga Cilleruelo
Substitues Izaskun Astondoa Sarria Proposed by Savings Banks and Financial Institutions Members Pedro Mtnez. de Alegría Pinedo
Substitues Rafael Aranguren Ilardia Proposed by the Cooperatives Members Javier Goienetxea Urkaregi Substitues Agustín Mendiola Gorospe Proposed by the Worker-owned Companies Members Javier Muñecas Herreras Substitues Olatz Jaureguizar Ugarte
Proposed by the Fishing Organisations Members Juan Pablo Rodríguez-Sahagún González Substitues Miren Garmendia Ceberio Proposed by the Agricultural Organisations Members Iñigo Bilbao Rekagorri Substitues Yolanda Urarte Alonso Proposed by the Consumer Organisations Members Mikel Larrea Azpeitia Substitues Ana Collia Posada Proposed by the Organisations of the Social Action Third Sector Members Mikel Ruiz Martínez Substitues Gonzalo Rodríguez Aguirregoitia
Inmaculada Gallastegui Zulaica
Pedro Luis Ustarroz Moleres
Miren Edurne Terradillos Ormaetxea
Angel Toña Guenaga
Lander Beloki Mendizabal
Miren Lorea Bilbao Artetxe
Jon Barrutia Guenaga
Maíra Carmen Agoués Mendizabal
The Basque Economic and Social Council (CES) is the entity of the institutional framework of the Basque Autonomous Community (BAC) tasked with ensuring the involvement of the different social and economic stakeholders in the social and economic policy of the Basque Country. It is set up as an advisory body, which seeks to mainstream the widest representation of the different social and economic interests of the Basque socio-economic situation.
Even though it was legally incorporated in the 1980s, the Basque CES did not start its advisory work until 1988, after the appropriate legal amendments due to the collateral legislative changes and the very dynamics of the social and economic stakeholders. Act 8/2012 marked the end of the reform process and regulates, along with Decree 433/2013, the current system governing the functions, composition and operating of the Council.
Fifteen years down the track, the Basque CES has become an increasingly more influential and active entity. It is a meeting point for reflection, cooperation and smooth dialogue among the different stakeholders, which contribute with their opinions and proposals to a more participative and integrating decision-taking process. The CES issues its mandatory opinion on the Government Bills and General Plans relating to the social and economic policy, and also on the Draft Decrees and other administrative rulings that the government deems to be particularly relevant. Even though the opinions are not binding, they are of considerable value as they contain the consensus of an extensive and varied range of stakeholders from Basque social and economic life.
The CES also prepares a mandatory socio-economic report that sets out its opinion on the social and economic situation of the Basque Autonomous Community, which is now considered as a benchmark document in the field given its quality and scope.
Apart from the mandatory advisory activity, the Council issues its own rulings on its own accord, and the preparation of reports and studies to address in depth areas of specific importance for the Basque socio-economic situations, is a recognised and well-established line of activity.
Furthermore, for more than a decade, the Basque CES has been working with its counterparts in the regions of the Atlantic Area and of the neighbouring Region of Aquitaine, by addressing on an appropriate institutional and geographical scale issues whose impact or problems go beyond the territorial-political sphere of the BAC. With the Social and Economic Councils and similar organisations of the regions along the whole Atlantic seaboard, the Basque CES is part of the Atlantic Transnational Network, and its contributions, recommendations and opinions are submitted to the European, national and regional authorities. With the setting up of the Basque Country-Aquitaine Euro-region, collaboration with the Aquitaine CESER (Regional Environmental, Social and Economic Council) has expanded and consolidated their sphere of influence, and since they were set up, both CESs are often consulted by the common decision-making authorities of the Euro-region.
After this brief overview to the Basque Social and Economic Council, I would ask you to visit the different sections of this website and to learn more about the institution that I have the honour to chair and its different work and activities.
The Basque CES is an advisory body for the Government and the Parliament to ensure the involvement of the different social and economic stakeholders in the social and economic policy of the Basque Country.
The Council has its own legal standing, different from that of the Administration of the Autonomous Community, and is fully empowered to carry out its functions pursuant to its own regulating legislation and is independent from the Government and Parliament when carrying out its functions.
REGULATING LEGISLATION:
The Council is made up of thirty-two members: a) Eight people representing the most representative and representative trade union confederations and organisations. b) Eight people representing the business confederations. c) Eight people representing the chambers of commerce, industry and navigation; savings banks and financial institutions, cooperatives, worker-owned companies, fishing organisations, agricultural organisations, consumer organisations and organisation from the social action third sector. d) Eight experts in areas related to the functions of the Council. The Council has a Chair and a General Secretary, along with Administrative and Technical Services. The members of the Council are appoint for four-year periods and may be re-elected. The Plenary is the highest decision-making body. Its functions include recommending to the Lehendakari (the Basque Premier) the person who should chair the Council, adopting the relevant agreements with regard to exercising the functions attributed to the Council, creating and abolishing the work committees and approving the Council budget, its workforce, the annual Socio-economic Report, the Activities Report and the draft Opinion, Rulings and Reports submitted by the different committees. Its current composition is as follows: