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On Monday, the Provincial Council of Bizkaia presented the 2025 Lauaxeta Awards, which were awarded to singer Benito Lertxundi and writer Jose Anjel Irigai, in recognition of their contribution to the Basque culture of the song Bizkaia maite . The two winners have not been able to attend the event and have been represented by the singer Olatz Zugasti, the artistic partner of Lertxundi.

The Turkish airline said tickets are already available from EUR 69.99.

"Tamara and Mara" is a comedy about the rivalry between two actors in an casting. ETB's new talent contest is one of the winners of this Basque fiction. 

The protests will take place from Monday to Thursday. On the one hand, stops have been called from 11:00 to 12:00. On the other hand, rallies will be held at 11:15, depending on the day on one campus or another.

On Thursday, the Basque Parliament intends to adopt a proposal for a law regulating certain initiatives in the field of bulls, in order to ensure the continuity of the shows it places "within the broad intangible cultural heritage of the Basque Country".

Amnesty International says the death penalty is "in decline" but cannot be "relaxed" and has called for universal abolition. 1,518 people were executed in 15 countries in 2024. Bilbao, San Sebastián, Vitoria, Leioa, Portugalete, Santurtzi and Barakaldo will light up significant buildings coinciding with the call.

As a result of the incident, service from Urduliz Station has been suspended, but workers are already working to restore normalcy.

From Monday, the weather will stabilize. However, on Tuesday a new cold round will bring rain and covered skies; and temperatures will drop; and ice will be brought at the highest points.

A thousand people have demonstrated in Bilbao, called by the Harro platform of the Basque Public School, to denounce school segregation as a "structural" problem. The platform calls for "bold policies" and criticizes that the current measures, including the segregation table, establish an "unfair" system. The demonstration, under the slogan "Against segregation, the public is the way!"

In addition, the Palestine Citizens' Collective has read one by one the names of the 20,000 children killed in Gaza. 

This Saturday, a rally was held in solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Circular Square of Bilbao on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, where a continuous reading of the names of all the children killed was made. The organizers included mainly Gernika-Palestine and Welcome Refugees.

The interpreters of the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra will perform in the Neonatology Unit and the Paediatrics Service of that hospital in Bilbao.

Peace (Mungia), Islares (Bilbao), La Revelía (Amorebieta-Etxano) and Itzuli (San Sebastián) are the restaurants that have debuted on the famous list. Peace has also earned the mention of the Green Star, which presses establishments committed to sustainable gastronomy.

On International Day Against Macho Violence, convened by the Feminist Movement of the Basque Country, dozens of protest actions have taken place in towns and cities this afternoon. Thousands of citizens have taken to the streets to denounce "sexist institutional violence". Naia Torrealdai, spokesperson for the EH Feminist Movement, has said that organizations repeatedly revictimize women "especially for what they do not do."

A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.

The Secretary of Political Action of the abertzale coalition, Arkaitz Rodriguez, stated in the presentation of the initiative that, under the slogan "Euskal Herria askatasun haizea", they have called for "a massive act of national and anti-fascist ratification".

The group, led by bilbaíno Fito Cabrales, will tour 28 cities in the state, two and a half years after its last concert.

The 67 edition of Zinebi has begun at the Arriaga Theatre with a nod to the rise of Bilbao's filming, musical performances and the presentation of novelties. The opening session has included the screening of the Official Basque Short Film Section and the award of the Mikeldi de Honor to the filmmaker Pablo Berger.

At the event, they denounced the impunity of State terrorism and announced that they would push for a change in the law on the recognition of victims, in order to remove the time limits that have been set, since it excludes many victims.

The City Councillor of Bilbao explains that the withdrawal is imposed by the Coast Directorate. He also warns that they may have penalties of up to 3,000 euros if they do not do so and recalls that precautionary measures must be decided by those who issued the order.