News: Anti-corruption report in Navarre, meeting on the power grid in Madrid and attack on a Venezuelan ship
A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.
Today, 16 September 2025, the main media headlines are as follows:
Anti-Corruption Report in Navarre: TheNavarro Anti-Corruption Office has concluded irregularities in the award of the Belate tunnel duplication contract and in the VPO project in Rip
Meeting on the electricity grid in Madrid: Mikel Jauregi The Minister of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability of the Basque Government meets this Tuesday in Madrid todiscuss the electrical investment of the Basque Country with the Secretary of Energy of Spain.
U.S. President Trumpreported on Monday that the U.S. Army attacked a drug-loaded Venezuelan ship in the Caribbean Sea.
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More than 85% of young talents from the Basque Country and Navarre who work abroad want to return
According to one study, 30,000 young Basques and 12,000 Navarros between the ages of 25 and 40 work outside the territory of origin, and most demand active policies to facilitate their return. Diaspora is a young man with highly qualified profiles such as engineering, business management and the STEM branch, whose stay is long, since 60% have been out of place for more than six years.
Osakidetza will convene a OPE of 5,425 jobs by 2026
It will also convene a second Public Offer of Employment (OPE) in 2026 for difficult posts, with the aim of filling all the remaining vacancies .
Talgo has agreed with operator Deutsche Bahn to reduce the supply contract for model 230 from 79 to 60 trains
This agreement includes reducing the scope of manufacturing from 79 to 60 trains, but maintaining a framework contract that would extend demand to 100 trains, while at the same time incorporating a new long-term review and maintenance contract, as well as adjusting the project timetable, among others.
9 kilometers of queues in the AP-8, in Irun and in the direction of Iparralde, due to peasant protests
Although the Biriatou toll is open north, the trucks are moving slowly.
The Ministry of Labour has reached an agreement with CCOO and UGT to extend death leave
The agreement would extend leave for the death of a relative from two to 10 working days. The Ministry of Labour will negotiate with parliamentary groups to ensure the adoption of the rule.
Despite respecting the call for a strike, Torres believes that "it is not the best way" to achieve the minimum wage in the Basque Country
The Second Vice-President of the Basque Government and Adviser for Economy, Employment and Labour has asked the unions and employers to sit down and talk because "is always dialogue, the best solution to reach agreements".
Farmers will continue to protest until the Minister of Agriculture changes the protocol on nodular dermatosis
For the third day, farmers in the North have blocked the A64 highway in protest at the Paris protocol against nodular dermatosis. The government has ordered the slaughter of cattle from all over the farm in the event of contamination of an animal.
Faced with the strike in favour of the Minimum Wage itself, the Basque Chamber is in favour of negotiating 'until dawn', but 'without threats'
After ELA, LAB, Steilas, ESK, Hiru and Etxalde called a general strike in Hegoalde on March 17, the president of the alliance between the chambers of Álava, Bilbao and Gipuzkoa, Gregorio Rojo, has advocated for "dialogue" with the unions.
Trade unions and the Ministry of Health have reached a pre-agreement and the indefinite strike in January has been called off
CCOO, UGT, CSIF, Satse-FSES and the Cig-Saude trade unions have reached a pre-agreement at the Framework Statute negotiating table, including 35 hours a week and progress in retirement cases.
The Spanish Government announces a single transport ticket of 60 euros per month
It will be available for Renfe trains and long-distance buses and will be in effect from the second half of January. The bonus will be EUR 30 for young people.