With these proceedings, the UCO intends to continue investigations into this part of the "Koldo case" in relation to the alleged bites charged for public works awards.

Pello Otxandiano welcomes "everything that increases the ability of the Basques to decide on issues that affect our daily lives and the well-being of our citizens." 

The spokeswoman for the Basque Government, Maria Ubarretxena, has announced that the central and Basque governments will sign on Friday the transfer to the Basque Country of five other competences of the 1979 Gernika Autonomy Statute, including unemployment benefits and non-contributory social security benefits.

We can accuse the PNV of trying to cover up irregularities related to the Irurak Bat Palace in Getxo, so it calls for political accountability. 

Maria Ubarretxena, Counsellor for Governance, Digital Administration and Self-Government and spokesperson for the Basque Government, has recalled that there are still issues to be negotiated, but has stressed that they cannot always be working against the clock. "We ask for seriousness and another way to start negotiations," added Ubarretxena.

The spokeswoman for the Basque Government, Maria Ubarretxena, has confirmed that the meeting will take place tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. in Madrid, after two days of contacts with the Spanish Government.

Interviewed today on Radio Euskadi, the former councillor of the Basque Government has said that he hopes that the negotiations on transfers will continue and has assured us that this is not a matter of 'haste', since the Gernika Statute is an 'binding' organic law, which is already 45 years old.

Today, January 15, 2026, the Government will decide whether the conditions for attending tomorrow's meeting of the Joint Transfer Commission are in place; the doctors in Osakidetza will have a second day of strike, after yesterday's, to demand their own status; and the farmers and farmers in Hego Euskal Herria will make a tractor march towards Biriatu. 

The meeting with the Spanish Government is scheduled for Friday. The Lehendakari and Counsellor will first assess compliance with the "necessary guarantees" for the signing of the transfer. As EITB has been aware, there are "constant contacts to reach an agreement" and "progress" has been made.

The Socialist Councillor has not hesitated. The day after tomorrow the Joint Transfer Commission will meet after the agreement has been concluded in the next few hours.  

The PNV president, Aitor Esteban, has warned that if Pedro Sánchez's government fails to comply with the agreement on  transfers, the PNV will change its position.  "Before, we could have discussed more and we could have been more flexible , but perhaps now it will be different," he said.

According to the complaint, content posted by Tellez on TikTok and Instagram platforms promotes hate crime against migrants. 

The 16-year-old was arrested on Monday for his alleged involvement in jihadist terrorism.

Eduardo Andrade (PP) has said it is "shameful" that Getxo appears in the media on such an issue. Once it has been cleared up, "responsibility will have to be demanded." While EH Bildu's Mikel Bildosola has expressed concern that it is not known whether there has been an isolated case or "there is more behind it."

On Wednesday, the Ertzaintza carried out searches in several offices of the City of Getxo, on the order of the judge, as part of an investigation into the demolition of a protected palace in the town. In a statement, the mayor conveyed a "message of transparency and responsibility" and said that "in everything that is in the hands of the City Council, action has been taken in accordance with the law".