News: the new Basque Industrial Plan, the UPV summer courses and the A-15 closed
Today, 11 June 2025, the main media headlines are as follows:
- New Industrial Plan of the Basque Country: The Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability of the Basque Government, Mikel Jauregi, will participate in an informative breakfast with the media to report on the new Industrial Planof the Basque Country and present the new plan at an event from 09:30.
- UPV/EHU Summer Courses: 44 The UPV Summer Courses will be presented at the Miramar Palace from 12:30 p.m. The main contents of this edition will be presented, highlighting the programmes "Learning to Teach" and "Ikasiz Hezi".
- Closed the A-15 for work: theA-15 will be completely cut off in Gipuzkoa tonight as part of the tunnel renovation work for a system test. According to the Diputación Foral in a note, in the direction of Andoain, the closure will take place from the Berastegi link and in the direction of Pamplona from the Sorabilla link in Andoain from 22:00 to 06:00.
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Pensioners rally to demand equal pensions with SMI
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Euskadi taxi drivers have asked for real inspections in Uber and Cabify
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A caravan of more than 200 taxis will protest against VTCs in Bilbao on Monday
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Villaves will resume unemployment this week
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Basque pensioners will demonstrate on the 20th, after the government rejected the EPA on pension supplements
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The price of housing has risen 12.4% in the second quarter of the year in the Basque Country and 12% in Navarre
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Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission authorizes BBVA to buy Sabadell Bank
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Denis Itxaso: "More than 50% of the Basque population would be sheltered from a high-voltage housing area from October onwards."
Interviewed on Radio Euskadi, the Housing and Urban Agenda Counsellor of the Basque Government, Denis Itxaso, has confirmed that Bilbao has been recognized as a high-voltage housing area and that Vitoria-Gasteiz could also be included on the list. With the addition of other municipalities, according to the counsellor, the objective of the Basque Government would be exceeded, that is, to protect 50% of the Basque population.