The PSOE votes against debating the recognition
The PSOE voted this Wednesday against the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament debating the recognition of the Spanish police and the Civil Guard as risk professionals, a claim that the sector has been demanding for some time
The position of the socialists is criticized
The police union Confederació Española de Policía (CEP), promoter of the initiative, has regretted the position of the socialists as “incomprehensible and unfortunate”
The CEP’s proposal seeks European regulation
The police union’s proposal would involve debating and voting on a European regulation that obliges member states to recognize the status of a risky profession in police forces, with the relevant legal shields “against assaults”, financial bonuses and labor benefits that this implies
Favorable vote of the conservative and liberal right
The CEP initiative has gone ahead with the vote of the conservative right and the liberal right in the Eurochamber
Votes against the parliamentary groups of the Greens and The Left
Apart from the Socialist group, the parliamentary groups of the Greens and The Left have also voted against
Next meeting of the Petitions Committee
The proposal will be subject to debate and voting at the next meeting of the Petitions Committee, on March 19
The CEP demands legal protection for police officers
In the request of the CEP, the treatment of this proposal was urged as a matter of urgency due to the “little legal protection offered by most member states to their agents”
Call the PSOE to support the claim
The Police Confederation has called on the PSOE to amend, change its stance and support the sector’s claim
