Young people
Health launches new human papillomavirus vaccination campaign for boys
It will begin in January 2027 and will be aimed at boys born in 2008 and those born between 2009 and 2014 who have not been vaccinated. For the first time, the Department of Health will send SMS to report on the campaign.
The Altsasu case 10 years: Euskadi Irratia talks to defendants Adur Ramirez de Alda and Jokin Unamuno
10 years after the events that led to the Alsasua case, the National High Court convicted eight young people in connection with an altercation at the Koxka bar in Alsasua with two civil guards and their partners. Although the Supreme Court subsequently reduced their prison sentences to one and a half years and nine and a half years. Adur Ramírez de Alda and Jokin Unamuno, two of the convicted young people, have described in the "Euskadi Irratia Factory" how they have lived.
Northern and French high school students begin to return to classrooms after protests
The student movement has announced a new mobilization for this Tuesday (October 13), and Etxepare High School students will decide this week whether to continue the blockade.
A viral clown caused a stir in Urretxu and Zumarraga
After images of the clown were released on social media, hundreds of young people went out to meet him this week, but no sign of the mysterious character, yet this clown phenomenon is not new and is reborn every year when Halloween arrives.
How many hours a day do children and teenagers spend in front of screens?
In general, they far exceed the expert recommendation to spend a maximum of 120 minutes a day in front of the screen, since the average is 3 hours and 30 minutes.
Pedrosa: "Depending on the sociolinguistic area, maybe the decisions should be different."
At the beginning of the course, ETB has spoken with the Education Counsellor, Begoña Pedrosa, to discuss the challenges facing the department for the new course, including improving the skills of students, ending segregation and measures to combat heat. In addition, language project coordinators will be placed in the centres, supervised by the Euskera Institute.
With the new school year knocking on the door, families are making the latest purchases
A few days before the start of the school year, families are making the latest purchases, which, with books, clothing and school supplies, means an average cost per pupil of around EUR 500.
Ernai launches the Francoist cross of Mount Isuskitza
Ernai has shot down and videotaped the 1940 cross on Mount Isuskitza (Álava) in memory of the Franco requetés. The youth organization has claimed that fascism has no place in our country and has called for participation in the demonstration that will take place on 13 September in San Sebastian.
Members of the gaztetxe of Gernika have requested that the works of the library that the City Council intends to carry out there be postponed until there is a safe alternative
More than a year ago, members of the Youth Assembly occupied the building, which has been empty for more than ten years.
Euskal Udalekuak denounces political decisions threatening his project and calls for a major event on August 29 in Bernedo
They denounce political decisions that jeopardize the continuity of the project. Faced with this situation, they have indicated that they will use "all means" at their disposal to defend their initiative and have called for a major event in the Alavesa town on 29 August. Ald also continues to prepare a new summer campaign for children and young people.
57% of young Basques claim their right to digital disconnection
A Unicef report on adolescents and digital well-being concludes that more than half of Basque minors and young people are disgusted by hyperconnection. Data from the study shows a growing need to turn off screens and a significant decrease in risky behaviors associated with mobile phones (sexting, digital partner violence...).
Girls in the CSC have twice as much risk of malaise and suicide as boys
Girls have worse indicators in terms of anxiety and depression (17.5% compared to 9.8% for boys) and suicide risk (7.8% compared to 4.1% for boys), according to the Children , Adolescents and Digital Well-being report presented this Tuesday by Unicef in Bilbao.
How do you deal with suicidal acts? What do you do when you suffer? What if I see the lives of someone close to me in danger?
Suicide is one of the main causes of unnatural death in the Basque Country and throughout the Spanish State. It is a major public health problem and a preventable reality.
More than 17,000 students will take the university entrance test, starting on Tuesday, in Hego Euskal Herria
Young people between the ages of 23 and 29 can apply for the Emancipation grant from today
The Basque Government has relaxed the minimum limit which has hitherto been set for 25 years.
The Basque Government has launched an information campaign to explain the main measures of the Basque Country's Comprehensive Housing Plan
This is a multi-channel strategy aimed at explaining to the public the main measures put in place by the Basque Government to deal with the residential emergency. Auver coincides with the publication of the Decree on housing measures that will enter into force tomorrow, 12 May.
Several families have reported TikTok in France as causing suicide and mental problems among young people
The complaint includes the case of the family of five girls who committed suicide, as well as 10 girls and boys with anorexia, depression or suicidal tendencies who report that the social network abused vulnerability because minors are vulnerable and the social network exploits that vulnerability.
The Basque Country has regained the strength of youth: there have not been so many teenagers in 25 years
In the Basque Autonomous Community there are 220,000 young people between the ages of 10 and 19, the highest number since 1999. In Navarre there were not as many teenagers since the early 1990s. In Hego Euskal Herria there are about 300,000 adolescents.
The United Kingdom will ban smoking for those born after 2008
The law, which will enter into force from next year, provides for the prohibition of the sale of tobacco products to persons born after 2008, as well as the prohibition of smoking electronic cigarettes in passenger cars, children's parks or in the vicinity of schools and hospitals.
San Sebastian City Council, neighbors and families together have asked the government to build a public institute in Aiete
In this neighbourhood of Donostia-San Sebastián, there are more than 3000 people between the ages of 0 and 19. Now, after studying primary school, they are forced to leave the neighbourhood. Once approved by the City Council, the motion will be forwarded to the Basque Parliament and the Basque Government for inclusion in next year's budgets.