Autonomous Community of the Basque Country
A 36-year-old Basque mountaineer was seriously injured in Asturias when a rock fell as he climbed
Apparently, the stone has fallen about 300 metres above where the woman was, who has suffered severe head trauma and has been transferred to the Asturias General University Hospital (HUCA).
A 20-year-old boy died on Lekeitio's Geese Day after falling off a fence; the celebration was suspended
The young man, who was in the harbor following the test of geese, has fallen from a height of about two metres. Thousands of people have gathered in Lekeitio today and the event was developing normally until the accident.
Nearly 4,000 people have gathered at the Sagardo Eguna in Donostia
They have the opportunity to taste cider from 32 cider shops in Gipuzkoa. They have threatened the day with music from trikitilaris and bertsolaris. One of the most emotional moments has been the act of tribute to Jabier Ansorena and Marian Matas.
Yellow notice for high heat also on Sunday
The President has assured us that there is no organized crime in the Basque Country today
Interviewed in the Faktoria programme of Euskadi Irratia, the President of the Basque Government, Imanol Pradales, has pointed out that the murders of recent years are mainly related to the deterioration of personal relations caused by drugs, addictions or gender-based violence, and has stressed that there is currently no organized crime in the Basque Country.
Holds of up to 5 km at the AP-8 in Irun towards Bayonne
Also on the A-1, at the N-622 link, in the Irun sense, the queues are about two kilometers.
The reform regulating flexible retirement is in force in the South Basque Country
As a novelty, self-employed workers will also be able to apply for flexible retirement, as up to now only salaried workers have been able to apply.
Kalu returns to the sea after five months of surveillance
The silly turtle rescued in March off the coast of San Sebastian was released this morning, two miles from the coast, after being guarded at the Aquarium of San Sebastian.
Melgosa calls for a "broad vision" in the face of the migration crisis and claims the role of the Basque Country as the Northern Border
The Councillor for Welfare, Youth and Demographic Challenge has urged the State and the European Union to recognise their responsibility for a migration crisis which, in his view, has a geopolitical dimension and Melgosa has announced that he will meet next week (3 September) with Minister Elma Saiz, who will defend the Basque Country's increased migration powers and the need to recognise its role as the Northern Border.
Pradales will convene parties and socio-economic actors in September to discuss economics, self-government and housing
The aim of this new round of meetings, similar to the one held in 2024, is to address the second part of the legislature "through dialogue and the search for agreements between different parties." On the other hand, it has lamented the lack of cooperation in the humanitarian and political crisis in Ceuta.
Denis Itxaso: "The only solution is not to build housing, but to expand the current public park."
The Basque Government has announced a budget increase of 51 million euros to strengthen housing policies. Much of the investment will go to the purchase of housing in collaboration with Kutxabank to increase the supply of public park in the ACV. The counsellor has also highlighted the commitment to dotational accommodation and the need for more land.
El Gobierno Vasco arranca el curso político con la mirada puesta en vivienda, sanidad y autogobierno
The Miramar Governing Council will serve to implement the priorities of the Government for the second part of the legislature, with the General Policy Plenary scheduled for September and the pending meeting of Pradales and Pedro Sánchez.
Mortgage firms increased 9.7% in the ACV and 12.5% in Navarre
In the ACV, 2,225 mortgages were registered for home purchase in June and 514 in Navarre, with Navarre being the sixth community with the largest increase, above the state average of (10.8%), and the CAE the seventh.
48.8% of the reservoirs in the Basque Country are filled, almost 6 points less than usual in August
Since the beginning of July, the water collected in the reservoirs has been below the average of the last 20 years, a difference that has been increasing week after week.
The average amount of pensions in the Basque Country has increased by 4.1% and now exceeds €1,648
The most common forms of pension have been retirement (398,600 pensions and an average amount of €1,909.25), widowhood (€132,270 and €1,170.41) and permanent incapacity (€43,031 and €1,590.25).
Euskadi recorded nearly 300 possible heat-related deaths in summer
By age, 92% of fatalities were over 65, according to estimates by the Carlos III Health Institute's Daily Mortality Monitoring System (Momo).
EH Bildu prepares a process for municipal and foral elections and for the Navarre Parliament
It calls on its bases to "participate and be part of the task of shaping the political and electoral offer of left-wing sovereignty with an ambition commensurate with the challenge."
Pradales proclaims humanism as Euskadi's "strongest supporter" in the face of uncertainty
The President cited José María Arizmendiarrieta, founder of the Basque cooperative movement, and the lehendakari José Antonio Agirre as references to humanism, a concept he considered necessary to update.
Overnight stays in tourist apartments in the ACV increased by 23.3% in July and tickets by 9.7%
In the case of rural accommodation, tickets increased by 2.8% and overnight stays fell by 5.6% from the same month in 2025.
It's still a matter of rain, but he's going out in the afternoon and looking at the weekend
Heavy showers could occur today on the cantabrian side, especially in Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Iparralde, where a yellow warning will be activated, with the possibility of stormy showers on Saturday and Sunday.