Imanol Pradales

This Sunday, the 49th edition of the Alderdi Eguna will be held in Foronda under the slogan "The Threads That Unite Us."

The President, Imanol Pradales, and the Member of Parliament of the Supreme Court, Jon Hernandez, have faced each other at the monitoring session of the Basque Parliament. Hernandez has asked for explanations of the CAF's light train project in Jerusalem, in which the Guipuzcoan company has the participation of the government's shareholders.

Lehendakari Pradales has stressed that on 28 October the draft budget of the Basque Country for 2026, which will be "the highest in the history of the Basque Country", will be approved. In his words, the Basque Government has announced an upward revision of the economic forecasts for 2026, showing that the Basque Country has the capacity to "sustain and cope" with the difficult global context.

Lehendakari Pradales has stressed that on 28 October 2025 the draft budget of the Basque Country for 2026, "the highest in the history of the Basque Country", will be approved. In his words, the Basque Government has announced an upward revision of the economic forecasts for 2026, which have shown that the Basque Country has the capacity to "sustain and cope" with the difficult global context.

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

President Imanol Pradales has visited the works of the new Osakidetza Protontherapy Unit, where he has made the announcement.

The President, Imanol Pradales, said this morning at the reception of the European Union's ambassadors in Spain that Europe needs a "firmer and more united position" in the face of the Gaza massacre, including the ambassadors of Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands  who have not recognized the State of Palestine.

EITB has visited the interior of the symbolic building No. 11 of Marceau Avenue in the heart of Paris. The jeltzales have celebrated the recovery of this distinctive building, which was the seat of the Basque Government in the United States, "as an act of restoring justice and historical memory".

The building on Marceau Avenue hosted an emotional event on Saturday, attended by the current president of the EBB, Aitor Esteban, and the former president of the EBB, Andoni Ortuzar, who managed to recover the building during his tenure. Hori was accompanied by lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, and several councillors of the Basque Government.

Both have reaffirmed at today's meeting their commitment to the three languages mentioned 'be heard and used in Brussels' and have stressed that they will continue to work together in the European institutions' until their officiality becomes a reality '.

Vox's MP, Amaia Martinez , has opened the afternoon session of the General Policy Plenary, where she has repeatedly addressed the issue of migration and said that she has produced "very worrying results" on the first year of the Pradales Government. 

The President has detailed in the General Policy Plenarya series of emotional and health measures because "welfare must be part of the new Basque social contract". 

"Now is the time for the parties, the time for dialogue, negotiation and agreement," the lehendakari stressed, announcing that in June he will hold a round of contacts with the parties to analyse, evaluate and analyse the progress made. 

In the General Policy Plenary , the Lehendakari has stated that "it is our responsibility to ensure the sustainability of the Basque welfare model and to be able to transform it." On the other hand, he has advocated "negotiation and agreement", leaving aside "trenches and red lines". 

The lehendakari has advocated in the General Policy Plenaryto "defend the values that define the European model." "Now is the time. The time to try to please everyone is over." 

The first General Policy Plenary of the new political course is being held today in the Basque Parliament. The day began with lehendakari , Imanol Pradales, condemning the "genocide in Gaza." "We are fed up [...] This violence causes grief, anger and powerlessness," he has denounced.

The Basque Parliament will resume its post-summer activity today with the General Policy Plenary. The President and the parliamentary groups will put on the table issues which will mark the political year.

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

The People's Member of Parliament, Laura Garrido, has denounced the absence of the People's Party at the negotiating table for the new status and has asked the lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, for explanations and has asked the lehendakari to define the Basque agenda in the General Policy Debate to be held tomorrow in the Basque Parliament.