San Sebastian City Council
Jon Insausti, a young Donostiarra with extensive experience in municipal management
Jon Insausti, a 36-year-old Donostiarra, has been a councilman since 2015, having had several professional experiences in private companies.
Insausti has been defined by the GBB as a "pure Basque Donostiarra."
GBB President Euge Arrizabalaga has stated that Jon Insausti has "a deep knowledge of the city" as well as "capacity and enthusiasm."
GBB has confirmed that Jon Insausti will replace Eneko Goia as mayor of San Sebastian
Eneko Goia has not revealed what he's going to do when he leaves the mayor's office in San Sebastian: "I want to take a while and then I'll make the decision."
The Mayor of San Sebastian will leave office on 16 October, after the plenary session on the state of the city. Asked about the possibility of going to the Congress of Deputies, he has not closed the door to that possibility, but has made it clear that it is not for him to decide.
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A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.
GBB will officially announce this Friday who will take over from Eneko Goia
GBB will officially announce this Friday who will take over from Eneko Goia
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Eneko Goia: "It's a long decision, we need cycles that start and end."
The current mayor of Donostia-San Sebastián has appeared at a press conference at the City Hall of Donostia-San Sebastián, after ten years, to explain the reasons for leaving the Mayor's Office.
Biography of Eneko Goia: ten years designing the San Sebastian of the future
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.
Goia proposes to move the cafeteria to expand the waiting area of the San Sebastian bus station
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."
The Council calls for a "new legal architecture" for the Basque Country to ensure that "public employees have knowledge of the Basque Country"
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".
Goia acknowledges that the bus station has fallen short and is planning to expand
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.
Food "without food" in a bar in San Sebastian in solidarity with Gaza
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.
With September, winter hours will return to public transport and OTA service
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.
San Sebastian City Council removed 220 tons of stone from Ondarreta beach this morning
The Donostia City Council removed 220 tons of stone this morning from the beach of Ondarreta.
Donostia City Council will remove stones from Ondarreta beach on Monday and Tuesday
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.
A special pyromusical show has put an end to Big Donostiarra Week
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 calls for an end to "exceptional prison policies" in San Sebastian
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.
Eneko Goia has made a "positive assessment" of the first days of the holidays and has encouraged citizens and visitors to continue enjoying Big Week
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.