Navarre
The unemployment rate rises to 8.23% in the ACV and 9.09% in Navarre in the first quarter
Between the first quarter of last year and the first quarter of this year, the number of unemployed increased by 6,700 in the ACV (8.08%) and 5,800 in Navarre. The number of employed persons also increased in the Basque Country (7,700 more) and fell in Navarre (1,300 less).
The staff of the Traumatology Service of the University Hospital of Navarre have decided not to perform overtime
The decision has been joined by 73 professionals from the area — medical specialist, MIR student and head of care units — who have all expressed their support for the recently resigned head of the trauma service, Javier González Arteaga.
Thousands of people celebrate Navarre Day in Baigorri
Organized by the Basaizea Association, the festival has been held since 1979 and has become a symbol of Basque culture under the slogan 'In the face of oppressive states, popular resistance'. Bertsolaris, shows, children's activities, lunch and concerts will be held until late at night.
A man dies in Los Arcos hit by his car
The deceased is a 90-year-old man who has been hit by his vehicle for reasons still under investigation.
UPN will demand that Navarre assume responsibility for migrant work permits
It shall also propose other measures in the field of migration, such as the adjustment of municipal aid to the size of the migrant population, the facilitation of the approval of qualifications and the amendment of national laws to facilitate recruitment in countries of origin.
The Ikastolas of Navarre have asked the Foral Government to rectify its decision to reduce the pacts
The Navarre ikastolas community has asked the Foral Government on Wednesday to rectify its decision to reduce the pacts to 8 of the 15 ikastolas in the territory, in a mobilisation in front of the Department of Education. The president of Nafarroako Ikastolak, Oier Sanjurjo, has lamented that this decision "does a lot of damage to our network" and has called for "equality".
Exports have fallen in Hego Euskal Herria, driven by the decline in energy and the impact of the automotive industry
The Basque Country has reduced its foreign trade sales by 5.9% in February and Navarre by 7.7% in annual cumulative, while the trade balance remains positive in both territories.
Sentenced to four years in prison for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old student in Pamplona
The defendant shall no longer be able to speak to or approach the victim and shall remain on probation for a period of five years, once he has served the prison sentence, and shall not be able to perform the duties of minors, whether paid or not, for 10 years.
Navarre naturopath Txumari Alfaro dies
Born in Arguedas in 1952, he became a popular TV face in the 1990s thanks to "La Botica de la Abuela", a program in which he gave home advice on the recovery of ailments, and participated in various ETB magazines.
Two police officers have been sentenced to 9 and 6 months in prison for assaulting a detainee in Tudela
The Navarre Court finds it proven that one of the officers beat the detainee in the cells and the other man did nothing. Both have been disqualified and will have to pay compensation.
Negu Gorriak has called a demonstration on Saturday to denounce the expulsion of the homeless from Aranzadi
The group criticizes the City Council's response, they say, with temporary solutions because the problem is not addressed at the root. They call for "structural measures" for the homeless.
Navarre has recognized 81 new political victims in an act that 10 years ago was "unthinkable."
The Foral Government has held its third act of recognition and reparation for the victims, in which a total of 122 victims have been recognized. Ana Ollo has advocated for "respect for and defence of human rights", proclaiming that there is "ethical ground".
Chivite and the Chinese company have signed an agreement in Beijing for the investment of Hithium in Navarre
The project will make it possible to invest EUR 405 million and create about 700 jobs, in the first phase, in Navarre, and in the second phase there can be up to a thousand jobs.
PSN has paid tribute to Pamplona councillors and municipal workers killed in the Civil War
Their relatives today paid tribute to the municipal workers in Pamplona who were shot in the Civil War, in the Navarre capital, and in the act they stressed that what they told us about what had happened "is a lie. It is not true that we all lost in the war, because there were winners, so we will continue to claim truth, justice and reparation", they said .
Mayor of Elortzibar: "The situation of those affected by the gas explosion in Noain is untenable"
The case of the explosion, which occurred in January 2025, is in court, so the insurers will not make payments until the end of the process. Many families are paying the mortgage and rent of a house where they cannot live.
Chivite will sign an agreement in Beijing on Wednesday to implement Hithium's investment in Navarre
The aim of the event is to advance the establishment of a battery company of between 400 million euros of investment and 1,000 jobs.
The summer atmosphere will be left behind and the cold and rain will return to Hego Euskal Herria this weekend
It will be around 30 degrees today at some points in the interior of the Basque Country, but a cold front will bring rain on Saturday and maximum temperatures will be around 13-15 degrees on Sunday. In Navarre there will also be a sudden change of weather with precipitation and a strong thermal decline.
221,400 Navarros can already consult the proposal for self-settlement of the Hacienda Foral
Today the telematic campaign is launched and on the 20th, face-to-face until the 25th of June. As a pilot experience, this year there will be a Mobile Income Office located at three points (Sangüesa, San Adrián and Alsasua) to facilitate the processing of Navarros in areas without Treasury offices.
The Spanish Government has shown its "willingness to improve" air traffic in Pamplona
In response to a question from UPN Senator María Caballero, the Spanish Government's Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Óscar Puente, has defended the current model of Pamplona airport, despite acknowledging that air traffic "can be improved". In his words, Pamplona is one of the airports where passenger numbers have increased most since 2018, 40%.
The times of Hego Euskal Herria are already intangible cultural heritage
The Spanish Government recognizes in a royal decree the symbolic and social value of the times in the northern part of the Iberian Peninsula. The declaration will help to ensure the preservation of these traditional constructions, which jeopardize the lack of maintenance, homogenization and generational differences.