There will be news: the negotiation of the ACV's budgets, the monitoring committee for avian influenza and the trial of 21 people who protested against abortion
A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.
Today, 17 November 2025, the main media headlines are as follows:
- Budget Negotiation of the Basque Country: The Minister of Finance and Finance of the Basque Government,Noël D'Ajou, will begin the round of contacts with the opposition to exchange proposals onthe 2026 budget. will meet with representatives of EH Bildu, PP and Sumre with all opposition groups except Vox, which the Government has excluded from these negotiations.
- Monitoring Committee for Avian Influenza: This Monday, November 17, the Basque Government will study the "forms of exemption"from the confinement imposed onpoultry farms , as explained on Friday by the Member of Parliament for the Green Territorial Balance of eta 00a000a0.
- Trial in Vitoria-Gasteiz for anti-abortion protests: From today21 people will be tried in Vitoria-Gasteiz on charges of illegal anti-abortion protests.
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Workers at Tubos Reunion in Amurrio will return to work this Monday after the strike
The Commission, however, does not rule out the resumption of future stops, and for the time being it has called two days of strike and mobilisation for 26 and 28 May.
ELA has denounced that there has been a campaign "orchestrated" by the Tubos Reunidos company and supported by employers
Mitxel Lakuntza, general secretary of the ELA union, has condemned the company's "deplorable management" in recent years, with "170 million debt generated by shareholders."
Indefinite strike called in Tubos Reunidos
Most of those meeting today at the Amurrio factory have decided to call off the strike and start 24-hour stops.
Tubos Reunion workers hold an assembly to decide the future of the indefinite strike
It's a lot of tension at the Amurrio factory after the latest trade union movements and the change of scenery after the creditor competition.
Entertainment workers are on strike today in Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa
They call for an agreement for the sector to ensure decent working conditions. Many events have already been cancelled and incidents are expected at concerts, theatres and congresses today.
Until 1 June, the deadline for nominations for the Tubos Reunion Competition Administrator will open
A court in Vitoria-Gasteiz last Tuesday declared seven companies belonging to the Tubos Reunidos Group to be in voluntary competition with creditors and appointed PKF-Attest Concursal as their competition administrator.
LAB supports the possibility of Tubos Reunidos calling off the strike and ESK advocates extending it
Both unions, together with ELA, have convened an assembly on Friday to decide whether to continue unemployment.
The reduction in VAT on light and gas will be suspended on 1 June and will return to 21% as prices have fallen
The reduced rates of fuel (petrol, diesel and biofuels, and partial return of professional diesel) and hydrocarbon tax will remain in force until 30 June, as inflation for these products remains above the 15% threshold set by the government in April.
Santurtzi Local Police will support a "strike of rigour" to demand an improvement in working conditions
Workers report "organizational breaches", as well as lower earnings compared to other municipal workers, and a lack of staff at mass events. According to ErNE, agents have begun to strictly apply all regulations and have stopped carrying out reinforcements and overtime.
CEBEK considers labour disputes to be "contrary to the progress of society"
The president of the Biscay employers CEBEK, Guillermo Buces, has described labour disputes as "contrary to the progress of society" and has called on all trade unions to sit down with employers to change their model of relationship.