The Basque Government

There will be honours in Ondarroa and Bilbao on 19 and 22 December to repair his honour and dignity.

The Chief Welfare Officer has warned of the danger of populist discourse unless a common, orderly integration strategy is pursued.

The President, Imanol Pradales, has asked the Ministry of Health of the Spanish Government to "listen" and "at least not hinder" the proposals that the Basque Government is making to improve the situation in Osakidetza.

The change of shareholder of Talgo has been signed by the Basque consortium (Sidenor, Finkatuz - Basque Government - and Vital) and the public company under the Spanish Government for Industrial Holdings (SEPI), as well as the return of the group's registered office and tax office to Rivabellosa (Álava). 

He argues that the 2025-2032 plan envisages investments ranging from the "smallest health center" in hospitals to "cutting-edge technology."

They disagree with the investment plan that the Basque Government and the Provincial Council of Bizkaia have drawn up for the region. They say that the region is getting older because young people are going abroad because they have no chance of working and living there, so they say that employment and housing plans are needed first.

The subjects are: maritime rescue, Barakaldo machinery verification centre, school insurance, non-contributory social security benefits and unemployment benefits. The other transfers, until the completion of the ten transfers that the Basque Government transferred to the State in October, will continue to be negotiated until the end of the year, which was set for the implementation of the Statute.

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 . 

The Second Vice-President of the Basque Government and Adviser for Economy, Employment and Labour has asked the unions and employers to sit down and talk because  "is always dialogue, the best solution to reach agreements".

In the worst-case scenario, sea levels could rise by 0.72 metres by 2100, which will directly affect 32% of the Basque population (more than 700,000 people) of the river valleys on the coast or near the mouth, and the Basque Government has therefore initially approved the Territorial Sectoral Plan for the Protection and Management of the Coast (PTS).

During his speech at the "Forum Europa. Tribuna Euskadi" programme, the President of the eAtlantic Foundation also analysed the Basque political situation and played down the "discrepancies" between the PNV and the PSE as parties capable of agreeing on "stability".

The shutdown started at 12:00 and affects more than 7,500 kilograms of trucks. 

The Department of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries has announced that it will relinquish a plot of 22,400 square metres of land, the use of which has been limited by the Government to the construction and repair of ships. The Balenciaga shipyard has 10 days to pay for this authorization or to make allegations.

The March 3 Association regrets that it has not received any assurances as to how to maintain the signed agreement and that no follow-up committee has been convened to extend the agreement. "If the agreement is not complied with, the Memorial has no cause for the victims," the association warns.

The company will "soon" formalize the acquisition of 29.76% of the company by the Basque consortium chaired by Sidenor. The SEPI will provide EUR 45 million to control 7.8% of the capital, EUR 4.25 per share, with a capital increase.

Counsellor Alberto Martínez has expressed concern that no action is being taken to address the shortage of doctors and has asked for explanations of the organizational model proposed in the Framework Statute for medical guards.

EITB has spoken to Mikel Paredes, brother of Txiki, and Mertxe Urtuzaga, cousin of Otegi, who first remembered the parents of the victims, who died before their confession, and then wanted to thank those who have accompanied them over the years, especially the lawyer and professor Juanjo Alvarez, for their work in the recognition process.

Housing and Urban Agenda Counselor Denis Itxaso believes that with the adoption of the Housing Urgent Measures Act, the Basque Government is moving forward "amid the crossfire between EH Bildu and the PP." "The Government is occupying a central lane in the face of a central citizen problem," added Itxaso.