Vitoria.
Maider Etxebarria takes stock of the city's projects in the run-up to the White Virgin's festivities
"It has been a fruitful year for the city," said Maider Etxebarria, mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz. The next challenge is the White Virgin's festivities. More than 400 events are scheduled for the next few days.
Etxebarria has argued that the City of Vitoria was the first to call for the law of discotheque gatekeepers to be strengthened
Following statements by the young man's parents, Kerman Villate, the mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Maider Etxeberria, has argued that the City Council responded "immediately" by urging the Basque Government to strengthen the regulations on discotheque security personnel.
Entertainment technicians ask artists for "empathy" for the strike called during the festivities in the Basque capitals
The trade unions negotiating the first labour agreement in the ACV have called for stops on 5, 14 and 26 August to demand improvements in employment and to urge employers to resume negotiations.
On the occasion of the start of the festivities, the vegetable sculpture of the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca in Vitoria-Gasteiz has been removed
As every year, on the occasion of the Festivities of the White Virgin, the City of Vitoria-Gasteiz will temporarily remove the vegetable sculpture located in the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca in order to keep it in good condition and avoid damage to the most crowded events.
Kerman Villate's parents to the mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz: "Are you going to open an internal investigation now?"
According to a report by Radio Euskadi , the gatekeepers of the Mitika discotheque attacked at least four young people in the months leading up to the death of Kerman Villate. Kerman's parents report at least 22 assaults by gatekeepers, 13 of them recognized by the City of Vitoria-Gasteiz itself to the Ararteko.
Iñigo Etxezarreta sings "Zurekin Batera" on the birthday of Vitoria-Gasteiz
The Plaza Nueva de Vitoria has witnessed the proclamation of Iñigo Etxezarreta.\u00The singer of A0ETS has sung 'Zurekin Batera' alongside Oreka TX.
The Auroros announce the arrival of the White Virgin's festivities
As every year, they have traveled the city centre and the Old Town of Vitoria-Gasteiz with songs in honor of the patron, beginning the festive atmosphere.
New testimony reveals repeated attacks by Mitika gatekeepers before the death of Kerman Villate
Four young people have reported in an exclusive report on Radio Euskadi a series of attacks carried out by doormen of this discotheque in Vitoria-Gasteiz in the months leading up to Kerman's death, all of which were reported to the Ertzaintza.
Vitoria's txosnas will join the strike called by entertainment technicians for August 5
45 shows will take place in the txosnas, in addition to countless other collective proposals. Dozens of collectives and hundreds of volunteers are currently working in the auzolan to refurbish the txosnas area. In this context, entertainment and event technicians will join the strike day called for August 5.
A man has been arrested in Vitoria-Gasteiz on charges of attempting to rob and kill another young man
Vitoria-Gasteiz opens the way for 1,000 locals to become homes
The project excludes the Medieval Helmet, the Ensanche, much of the Arriaga and the unconsolidated areas of Salburua and Zabalgana, limiting the new dwellings to the habitual residence of the owner.
Celedon calls to live the festivities of Vitoria with enthusiasm and respect
This year, Celedon Iñaki Kerejazu will be present for the third time, and today he has received an old age and umbrella from the mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Maider Etxebarria.
They denounce the death of a prisoner in Zaballa and call for greater transparency
Salhaketa Araba calls for greater transparency about what happened and questions the attention paid to the 60-year-old prisoner before his death. The association claims that what happened "cannot be understood as an isolated event".
The two small protagonists of the Vitoria-Gasteiz festivities will be Haizea Lauzirika and Ekain Gonzalez Edurne and Celedon Txiki
Ekain Gonzalez and Haizea Lauzirika, who live the festivities with great enthusiasm, are excited about the responsibility they will have on August 7 in the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca. Mayor Maider Etxebarria has given them tools: umbrellas and wine-aged.
Blouse and Girls' Day in Vitoria, between garlic and barrels
In the run-up to the festivities, the Vitorians are celebrating Blouse and Girls' Day, with the Basatiak gang winning the barrel race one more year.
Cattle are back at cattle fairs, tarnished by the measure against nodular dermatosis
The cattle have shared the market with sheep, donkeys, yeguas and birds, after the government has blurred measures against contagious nodular dermatosis. Since October 2025, these cattle have been banned from fairs to prevent the spread of the disease.
ELA, LAB and ESK report that Mercedes-Benz's attitude to high temperatures endangers workers' health
Trade unions have called for a protocol for high temperatures, criticizing that the company "does not take sufficient precautions" to ensure adequate environmental conditions for people during heat alert days.
The City of Vitoria-Gasteiz strengthens its campaign to prevent male violence for the festival
The purple point of information and attention against male aggression will be placed in front of the Great Lantern on the 24th and 25th of July, and at the White Virgin Festivities in the Plaza de los Fueros.
Friday night begins the taxi guards in Vitoria-Gasteiz with the disagreement of part of the sector
Part of the sector disagrees with the construction of the guards.\u00The association A0AIDTTAX has announced the stops and has also been critical of the new decree that the city wants to pass.
Painted against Basque footballer Einar Galilea appeared in Malaga after spreading his image with the Argentine T-shirt
Painted with insults have appeared near La Rosaleda after the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina. The photo of the Malaga player has been posted on social media, although it is not clear when it was taken.