Imanol Pradales: "UPV has never had so many resources"
The Lehendakari has stated that the UPV/EHU budget will increase by 6.9% by 2026, in addition to an increase of 5.2% by 2025, and has stressed that in two years the regular budget has increased by 12%.
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Bengoetxea calls for institutional respect for the UPV and calls for an urgent meeting of the lehendakari
This has been answered by the Rector of the University of the Basque Country to Councillor Pérez Iglesias, who has denied in the Basque Parliament that the public university receives less money than it should.
This will be the new Statute of the Fellowship: compensation of expenses, limitation of practices and more control of companies
The Spanish Government approves the preliminary draft of the Statute of the Fellowship in order to guarantee the rights of persons in practical training.
Petronor workers are still on strike and deny "war in the locker room"
This has been reported by representatives of the committee during the staff concentration convened by Kutxabank in front of its general offices in Bilbao. The workers have rejected the agreement and the case will be resolved in the courts.
Pérez Iglesias highlights the "firm commitment" of the Basque Government to the UPV
The Vice-Minister for Science, Universities and Innovation has stressed that the regular contribution of the Basque Government to the UPV/EHU in 2026 is EUR 339 million, 6.9% more than this year, and has even explained that the amount allocated to the public university is the highest in its history.
In October the unemployment rate in the ACV rose by 0.60% and in Navarre by 2.04% compared to September
Compared to the data of October 2024, however, unemployment in the Basque Country fell by 888 persons (0.82 per cent) and in Navarre by 1,129 persons (3.75 per cent), while from September to October membership increased by 1.32 per cent in the Basque Country and 0.89 per cent in Navarre.
The conflict in Petronor continues: workers have not accepted the agreement and remain on indefinite strike
Eighty percent of the workers voted against the pact reached between management and the union majority, so the so-called "locker room war" will be decided in court. Petronor has been standing still for a month and a half.
Trade unions will demonstrate in Bilbao on the 12th "for the minimum wage"
The Basque Government opposed the People's Legislative Initiative, which was presented in Parliament in the summer. The trade unions consider the debate to be a 'democratic minimum' and will therefore protest to the headquarters of the Basque Government, the PNV and the PSE-EE.
The Department of Economy, Employment and Employment presents a 3.3% increase in the 2026 budget
These budgets will focus primarily on strengthening active employment policies, in particular training, recruitment and support for vulnerable groups.