ETB has been with Alaitz Goñi, owner of the Getxogas gas station, to discuss the impact of the rise in the cost of oil on their activity. In Bizkaia, customers' movements have fallen by 25% due to rising prices and demand that the Spanish Government lower taxes.

The Port of Bilbao is the largest commercial port in the Atlantic Arc in terms of traffic, infrastructure and services it provides. Anternational expansion will take place in the first quarter of next year, when the main dam works are completed.

The unions represented in the plants of Amurrio and Trapagaran have reacted differently after the rejection of the ERE. ELA and LAB have been proud of the staff and have declared that they continue to fight "defending employment." CC. OO. has denounced that "uncertainty" has spread and UGT has said that their delegates have acted "consistently."

The Company Management shall examine all options and shall inform the Negotiating Committee and the Labour Authority of its decision in the next few days.

ELA, LAB, Steilas, Hiru and Etxalde have pointed out that the support for the  strike is being "very broad" and that the working committees of 1,750 companies and hundreds of social partners have already joined the 24-hour unemployment.

The company proposes to improve the conditions of collective dismissal if Amurrio workers vote in favour.

The workers of Tubos Reunidos have concentrated at the gates of the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao, while representatives of the works council and management are holding the last meeting of the consultation period to negotiate the ERE. 

The Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability of the Basque Government, Mikel Jauregi, has wondered "who is brave" who dares to invest in Tubos Reunidos, in addition to the accumulated debt, now affected by the effects of the war in the Middle East. On Radio Euskadi, Jauregi has warned of the "double shock" that this has caused in the Basque industry.

Food prices were maintained in February, with eggs and fresh fruit being the most expensive. The shopping basket recorded monthly and annual increases, and there is tension in various commodities.

After three consecutive months of declines, year-on-year inflation has fallen in the Basque Country in February due to the rise in catering and food prices, while electricity has fallen.

Before the U.S. and Israel attack on Iran, it was at $72. The U.S. Department of Finance has issued a license authorizing the purchase of Russian oil loaded on ships.

A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.

The staff will be reduced as a result of the expected drop in workload after less allocation of parts for Mercedes's new electric van. The company has proposed voluntary departures and alternatives for the group that was to get a respite contract in 2026.

UGT has reported that, following today's meeting with all its members, and after analysing the company's latest offer, it has been decided "unanimously" that the company will not approve the regulatory dossier.

The Provincial Council of Álava is preparing a series of fiscal measures to support companies in the face of the war in Iran. "We will use our fiscal capacity to, among other things, urgently and exceptionally implement concrete measures to ease the financial tensions of companies," said Ramiro González, MP for Álava.