Imanol Pradales

Imanol Pradales and Maria Chivite have achieved a high level of knowledge among the population, and have received a higher rating than the last EITB Focus poll.

In addition, the Finkatuz Public Investment Fund will update its statutes in order to make the criteria for participation in enterprises more flexible, for example, it will not be necessary for the company to have its headquarters in the Basque Country, and it will suffice for it to have a 'territorial impact'.

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise, Carlos Cuerpo, has described it as "serious" that the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, "two days later" has not reversed "unfounded" her statements about lehendakari, Imanol Pradales. Radio in an interview with Euskadi, has called for "not normalizing such statements."

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The lehendakari has said that he will not "fall into that trap despite the provocation," but will not accept "contempt for the Euskera," and will raise his voice if it is not respected. "Not everything is worth it," he has stressed.

On Party Day, the president accused the president of the Community of Madrid of wanting to "eliminate self-government."

"The time has come to take the witness of previous generations and, above all, to believe that everyone's attitude can change the future. The future of our streets, of our neighborhoods, of the people in need, of our language or of our country," the EBB president said.

Imanol Pradales has stressed the importance of the "Euskal etxea" and warned of the proliferation of dangerous speeches. "We need new political capabilities to shield our self-government," he said.

Jeltzales have been in Foronda (Álava) since early morning, between events and celebrations. The party has focused on self-government and new political status.

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 '.