Today will be news of the transfer meeting, the second day of the medical strike and the farmers' protests at the border
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.
Today, January 15, 2026, the following topics will be reported in the EITB media:
Transfer Meeting: The Joint Transfer Commission is due to meet on Friday to agree on outstanding transfers between the Spanish Government and the Basque Government. The previous meeting was suspended because the conditions were not met according to the Government. The Government stated that the Spanish Government had expressed "last-minute fears" about the accounts that were allegedly linked. Pradales and Ubarretxena will decide this morning whether the conditions for attending tomorrow's meeting are met.
Second day of medical strike: As was the case yesterday, the Osakidetza doctor isalso called to strike today to demand his own status. 9,000 professionals are called to unemployment. 9,000. They have expressed their intention to continue the protest until the Ministry of Health approves the statutory framework created for doctors, without ruling out the possibility of an indefinite strike. 0 since December.
Farmers' protests at the border: farmers will continue to protest today. Following what the farmers in the North have done before, farmers and farmers in Hego Euskal Herria will march this afternoon at the Biriatou toll in protest at the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.
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