Not one, not two, not three… until On fifteen occasions the PSOE has already blocked the processing in Congress of the bill that would allow early retirement for national police and civil guardsas well as its recognition as risk profession. And on Tuesday, Pedro Sánchez’s Executive requested a new extension of the deadline for amendments to block and delay your approval, with the aim that it does not come into force in January 2025. And all this with the approval of the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska.
Specifically, the Socialist Parliamentary Group requested the extension of the deadline for submitting amendments to the Proposal for Law modifying Royal Legislative Decree 8/2015, of October 30, which approves the consolidated text of the General Law of the Social Security, with the aim of including the members of the National Police Corps and the Civil Guard, and the officials of the Customs Surveillance Service, within the groups that enjoy Reducing coefficient of the retirement age due to the dangerousness of their work.
In this way, the Executive manages to delay this process for another week. And everything indicates that the situation will repeat itself on December 4, as demonstrated by the 15 postponements required by the PSOE since last September 9. A situation that generates “frustration” and “indignation” among agents, who feel that the Government treats them as “third-rate professionals.” The question now is: “how long?”
Parameters of early retirement
It must be remembered that this process is not new and agents have been demanding equality, also in retirement, with the rest of the State Police for decades. In March of this year, the Ombudsman, directed by Ángel Gabilondoadmitted that the works of the different tables to establish the parameters of early retirement of national police and civil guards had already begun, but “delayed”. However, he made it clear that the scope of negotiation was beyond his control.
Specifically, it stipulated that the aforementioned tables, made up of the Administration and union organizationswhich must analyze the proposals to try to reach an agreement. In short, he explained that there are already pre-established channels through which all these issues must be dealt with. Thus, once the pertinent work has begun in the corresponding technical tables, The Institution concludes its intervention.
The PSOE already voted against in the Senate
In June, the Senate approved a Bill from the Popular Party, whose objective is to include members of the National Police Corps and the Civil Guard within the list of risk professions. Specifically, it proposed including these agents, as well as those of the Customs Surveillance Service, within the groups that enjoy a reduction coefficient for the retirement age, due to the dangerous nature of their work. Rule that must now be endorsed by the Congress of Deputies for it to come into force, and this is where the Executive does not stop putting obstacles. Because we must remember that the last word now belongs to the PSOE, which already voted against in the Upper House, and its government partners.
On the other hand, in the Lower House there is also a non-law Proposal registered for the real and total equality of the National Police and the Civil Guard, as well as their early retirement. And the list of grievances with the national police and civil guards by the Government and its Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, is endless.
Without a doubt, the most recurring theme is that of salary equalizationsince, despite having signed an agreement in 2018, its non-compliance continues to be flagrant: a national police officer and a civil guard are already paid up to 8,251 euros less per year than a mosso d’esquadra.
And what happens with retirements?
The refusal of the Executive of Pedro Sánchez to recognize national police and civil guards as a risky profession, has a direct impact on their retirement, specifically early retirement. In what sense? Professionals grouped in the so-called risk professions have the option of request “early retirement” collecting 100% of the benefitas is the case of the Mossos d’Esquadra that do appear on this list.
And here the grievance becomes “bleeding.” While A police officer receives the maximum pension from the age of 59: 3,175.04 euros per month (44,450.56 euros per year)a national police officer, at that same age, would become a reserve, charging only 1,697.17 euros per month. All this without counting the accumulated three-year periods.
After turning 65, the difference is still abysmal. The State Security Forces and Bodies They retire earning up to 14,280.56 euros less per year than a police officer. That is, their monthly salary would be 2,155 euros, 32.13% less than the regional police officers.