Political Parties

At an event held this Monday at the Palace of Navarre to congratulate Christmas, the president has stated that he ends the year with the budgets approved by his government and "fiscal measures that will help about 70% of taxpayers."

Next year's budgets have been approved following the support of Elkarrekin Podemos-IU, which withdrew the amendment to the whole and reached an agreement with the Foral Government after reaching agreement on private residences in Álava.

In an interview on Radio Euskadi, Ibone Bengoetxea has highlighted the ability to understand and respect the political adversary in the Basque Country, but believes that "we must be very careful about the constant attempts at polarization and confrontation". In this regard, the Government has shown its willingness to listen, dialogue and reach agreements.

According to Eneko Andueza, Secretary General of the PSE-EE, the budgets approved or to be signed in the Basque Parliament or in other institutions with the support of the Socialists show that there is no waste of time, unlike others.

The coordinator, Richar Cowboy, referred to the open negotiations on the budgets in Álava, where the Council and Elkarrekin Podemos IU are about to reach an agreement.

In recent hours, there have been several cases of resignations, such as that of the mayor of Belalcázar (Córdoba) or that of the Secretary of Equality of the Galician Socialists, the latter due to a disagreement following the resignation of the former president of the Provincial Council of Lugo, José Tome Roca.

Specifically, the Civil Guards have requested documentation on  from the contracts and grants , as part of the investigation into the network linked to Leire Diez. Preversal, embezzlement of public funds and membership of a criminal organization .

The spokeswoman for EH Bildu in Congress, Mertxe Aizpurua, has said that progress in the recognition of plurinationality and the reform of democracy requires "courage and conviction" and has warned that this path is "incompatible with joint action with the PP and Vox, not by action, not by omission, not in Madrid, not in the Basque Country".

This week the PP headquarters in Bilbao was stained with red paint, a threat banner with images of politicians appeared in Vitoria and plaques were also attacked in memory of the victims of ETA stationed in Durango.

Therefore, the proposed law put forward by PNV and PSE-EE will lead the way in the Basque Parliament. The text of jeltzales and socialists has been supported by the PP and Vox, EH Bildu abstained and Sintre voted against. 

According to the Basque Government's Sociological Prospecting Cabinet poll on voting forecasting, PNV and EH Bildu would have low growth, while the PSE-EE would have a slight decline (losing one seat).

The president of the EBB made these statements on the 122nd anniversary of the death of the founder of the PNV, Sabino Arana, and one day after EH Bildu held an anti-fascist demonstration on the streets of Bilbao.

"We carry the fight against fascism in our blood veins," stressed the president of the EBB, who warned that "European democracy is at stake." "We suffered 40 years of repression during the Franco dictatorship: the outlawing of the party, the prohibition of our language and exile," added Esteban.

Radio Vitorian egindako elkarrizketa batean, akordioak betetzeko daudela nabarmendu du EAJk Eusko Legebiltzarrean duen bozeramaileak. "Gu alderdi serioa gara eta guk adostutako akordioak bete egiten ditugu", gaineratu du. 

The socialist Ramón Jáuregui, the historic militant of the left abertzale Tasio Erkizia and the former MEP of EA Gorka Knörr have recalled the great tension in the streets of the Basque Country during the last years of Francoism. 

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