Unai Rementeria will be the new president of the BBK Foundation

The slowdown in demand for electric cars, pressure from the sector and competition from China have led the European Commission to take the decision: it will authorise 'limited' combustion car production from 2035.   

As of 23 December, Bat and Barik tickets can also be paid on urban buses in Irun and Lasarte, while in the rest of Gipuzkoa the payment machines can be used as they are adapted. 

Leandro Azkue, Vice-Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Coasts of the Basque Government, has stressed the need to update the management plan because "the current plan has not yielded the expected results".

Unai Eizagirre, president of the Basque Angulero Association, believes that behind angled fishing is a profession that "must be preserved" and says that the ban "will not save the species".

ACV anglers complain that the Basque Government has suspended this year's angula fishing campaign, while other anglers from the Spanish and French states will be allowed to fish.

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.

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 . 

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.

Although the Biriatou toll is open north, the trucks are moving slowly.