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.
More news about the economy
Bizkaia self-schools will strike on 4 and 5 November
ELA and CCOO have announced a call to show their rejection of the "employers" bloc "in the negotiation of the agreement.
The management of the company Avanza and the works council have reached a pre-agreement: the labour dispute in Lurraldebus is over
The Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa welcomes the pre-agreement that "improves the working conditions" of the workers of Avanza. The pre-agreement includes a reduction in working hours and a 12.10% increase in wages.
What will happen to Talgo now, after the investigation of Jose Antonio Jainaga?
The case opened in the National High Court for the alleged sale of steel to an Israeli arms company raises doubts about the future of the 30% purchase operation of the Talgo. The Basque institutions remain committed, but the Spanish Government can stop the investment.
Workers at the Navarre Globe have called off the partial stops called for this weekend
Although workers and employers have not yet reached an agreement, Friday's meeting served to bring positions closer together, so the partial stops planned for this Saturday and Sunday in Navarre have been suspended.
The workers of Maderas de Llodio are locked up in the City Hall against dismissal
They denounce the 'passive' attitude of the Basque Government and the Council and announce a press conference for this morning.
The machine tool sector is not going through its best moment
Trump's tariffs are making sales difficult, which is evident from the latest export data we met yesterday, which has fallen by 31%. The Machine Tool Companies Association estimates that demand in the sector will fall by between 5% and 10% this year.
The judge cancels Petronor's trial and gives him a week to vote on the pre-agreement
The pre-agreement includes, among other things, "15 minutes of compensation." If that meeting has not been held before Monday, without the pre-agreement being voted on, the judge will finally decide.
What is DNK, how does it infect and affect the sector?
In the Basque Country, no cases have yet been detected, but prevention and surveillance measures are being put in place. Here are the keys to this disease and its effects on the livestock sector.
Petronor and the unions face each other in court on charges of changing working conditions
The Bilbao Social Court is today holding the trial for the complaint filed by the Petronor trade unions against the company for a "substantial" change in working conditions, which has resulted in an indefinite strike. "The working day of the shift staff has been increased secretly (30 minutes more per day worked) as a result of the transfer of the locker room building," the unions denounce.
The housing department will build two more floors in 65 public blocks to get two thousand more homes
The Department of Housing and Urban Agenda is working on six pilot projects, representing 10 per cent of the total planned plan.