Briefing
The Comisión de Presidencia of the Ayuntamiento de Pamplona adopted a statement on 10 November 2026 with the votes of UPN, PSN, PP and Geroa Bai and abstentions from EH Bildu the statement «de manera firme y rotunda» condemns recent attacks on several businesses in the city. The statement followed repeated acts of property damage and paint attacks in recent days, including at the headquarters of the construction company VDR and at two estate agents in the neighbourhood of Rotxapea.
The text calls for the incidents to be investigated, the perpetrators identified and those responsible prosecuted. At the same time, the city expresses its solidarity with the affected businesses, their employees and those who have suffered damage. The statement emphasises principles such as coexistence, pluralism, freedom and mutual respect, and makes clear that public disputes must be conducted exclusively peacefully and through democratic procedures.
According to local media reports, the initiative originally came from a proposal by UPN; the wording was amended during the debate and won a majority in the Comisión de Presidencia. Representatives of EH Bildu explained their abstention by saying they did not have sufficient information about the specific cases mentioned in the statement.
Alongside the political statement, regional trade associations, including construction and property associations, also condemned the incidents and called for faster investigations. According to local reporting, police are investigating several individual incidents, some of which were recorded in the first days of November. No specific charges or verified information about the perpetrators have been reported so far.
The city administration announced that it would continue to monitor the issue and, if necessary, consider additional preventive measures to protect businesses and employees. Whether the statement will lead to specific new security measures or expanded investigations remains unclear and depends on the results of the police inquiries.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).