San Sebastian City Council

He was elected mayor of Donostia-San Sebastián in 2015, after 28 years, regaining the PNV's leadership in the city. During his tenure, Goia has promoted infrastructure to transform the city and faced challenges such as tourism. 

According to the mayor of Donostia-San Sebastián, "the forecast that was made at the time was that many of the buses that use this facility at the moment, with Vitoria or Bilbao as their destination of origin, should tend to disappear because when the service of the Basque high-speed train 'Y' is launched it is" more competitive, but that is "delaying a lot."

Convened by the Council of Basque Culture and the Association of Euskaltzales of Donostia-San Sebastián, Bagera, a meeting was held this afternoon to denounce a recent ruling by a court in Donostia-San Sebastián against the Euskera. The Secretary-General of the Council, Idurre Eskisabel, has stated that "it is essential to offer the Basque Country a new legal architecture".

The Mayor of San Sebastian regrets that the high-speed train has not yet arrived in San Sebastian, which he believes would speed up the service.

Councilors of PNV, PSE-EE and EH Bildu have participated in the solidarity meal held at the Itxaropena bar in the Old Part of San Sebastián, where participants in the initiative have paid EUR 60 but have not eaten anything.

The OTA service will return to normal hours after the changes decreed in summer. The return coincides with the increase in traffic in the city and the increase in work activity.

The Donostia City Council removed 220 tons of stone this morning from the beach of Ondarreta.

The intervention shall be carried out if the weather and sea conditions are adequate, taking advantage of the living tides of the end of August and operating at night, so that the people of the beach may enjoy the beach during the day.

The charanga Izaro, Janus Lester and Joselontxos played live last night on the beach of La Concha to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the fireworks contest.

Sare has held an annual demonstration to call for the "return home of Basque prisoners, refugees and deportees" during the Big Week Donostia. The organization has highlighted the progress made over the past year, but has added that there is still a long way to go.

The mayor of Donostia-San Sebastián has stressed that there have been no "remarkable events," which he considers "good news." Eneko Goia has called for the big week to continue enjoying joy, good atmosphere and humor.

The cannon of the Food Bank and the Amara Berri Neighborhood Association has started an eight-day party full of music, fireworks and more than 380 activities.

The Red Cross has taken to Oñati the migrants from Mali who spent the night in San Sebastian, to a temporary hostel. The 50 Africans who were on the street in the Amara neighbourhood have been accommodated in the Arantzazu shelter while the asylum application is being processed. This Friday the transfer began from the public school Amara Berri, near the Cofradías de San Sebastián.

The Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, in collaboration with the Town Hall of Donostia-San Sebastián, has arranged a temporary accommodation in this town.

The concert version of this opera in Basque will be offered on Saturday, August 9 at 8:00 p.m. in the Kursaal.  Jesus Gurido is one of the most important works by Vitorian composers, never played in the Musical Fortnight.

Larunbat honetatik aurrera, prentsa kiosko zaharrean, aurrez aurreko arreta zerbitzua emango dute profesionalek. Era berean, Emakumeen Etxea edo Berdintasun Sailaren telefonoa bezalako baliabideak ere erabilgarri egongo dira.

The 86th edition of the Donostiarra festival was inaugurated this August 1 with the ballet Requiem (s) and will count for the first time with the presence of orchestras such as the Opera de Paris and the Gewandhausorchester de Leipzig

It has been the last edition of Miguel Martín as director, but he will continue to work "at the service" of the San Sebastian festival. Martin highlights that in 17 paid concerts the stands have been filled, and in the rest they have been almost full. The 52 free concerts have brought together 158,700 people, while the paid ones have been 20,480.

Podemos Euskadi regrets that San Sebastián "will continue to violate animal torture and animal rights." Victor Lasa recalls that "although tauromaquia seems untouchable, it is not untouchable, since in several cities of the state they have managed to get rid of bullfighting."

The works council has lamented that the "minimum conditions" for workers' right to strike are not met.