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NEWS
12/17/2014
Bilbao-New York-Bilbao by Kirmen Uribe: one of the best books published in the UK in 2014, according to Foyles
Kirmen Uribe’s novel Bilbao-New York-Bilbao (translated from Basque to English by Elizabeth Macklin) has been shortlisted as one of the year’s 15 best fiction books on the list drawn up each year by Foyles. The list comprises books published in or translated into English this year, and also includes the latest works by renowned authors such as Ali, Smith, Naomi Wood and Richard Flanagan, the latest winner of the Man Booker Prize.
NEWS
12/17/2014
Kalakan Go Down Well
Basque group Kalakan took part in Voices – A Festival of Song in Singapore. According to the Straits Times the group proved very popular, and the chemistry between the performers and the concert audience was evident from the outset.
EBB
12/11/2014
EAJ-PNV (the Basque National Party) includes promoting youth employment, competitiveness and the struggle against inequality in EDP Congress resolutions
EBB (Governing Council) Chair Andoni Ortuzar headed the EAJ-PNV delegation that took part in the 6th European Democratic Party (EDP) Congress in Brussels. Parties from 17 countries and nations took part in the event.
EBB
12/03/2014
EAJ-PNV also switches to the ‘.eus’ domain name on International Basque Language Day
On International Basque Language Day, coinciding with the activation of over 1000 names with the domain ‘.eus’ at an event chaired by Basque premier Iñigo Urkullu in Bilbao, EAJ-PNV has also switched to the ‘.eus’ domain name.
EBB
12/03/2014
Declaration by the EBB on International Basque Language Day
In its day to day workings, Basque society clearly shows its firm determination to continue revitalising the Basque language. For instance the people who have decided to learn Basque are numbered in the thousands. Most parents – and the number continues to increase – choose to have their children educated in Basque, even in cases when they themselves do not speak the language. There are more than more people who speak Basque. We are building an increasingly bilingual society. Basque makes us visible and audible in more and more contexts. Basque is increasingly a living language, and one that is more and more useful in everyday life.
EBB
11/24/2014
EAJ-PNV declaration to mark 25 November as International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
The UN has declared 25 November as the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women”. To mark this date, we at the EAJ-PNV wish, once again, to express our firm rejection of all expressions of violence against women in all their aspects.
EBB
11/21/2014
Ortuzar speaks in Hondarribia & advocates a Euro-region “that can contain the territories where Basque is spoken” and “develop their enormous economic, cultural and tourist-related potential”
Ortuzar stated that frontiers were “among the greatest anachronisms within the EU, an obstacle to development and growth that is all the more absurd and painful when they are raised across a single people, as is the case with the Basques”.
EBB
11/05/2014
Declaration in favour of Catalunya's right to decide, signed by the presidents of EAJ-PNV, ALE Party and the Szekler National Council and also supported by two Breton associations
Catalonia has the right to decide about its future
EBB
07/31/2014
Andoni Ortuzar calls upon opposition parties to reconsider their approach, and asks Rajoy and ETA to listen to the Basque people
During the celebrations in honour of the festivity of St. Ignatius, the chairman of the central committee (EBB) of the Basque National Party, Andoni Ortuzar, has confirmed the current upturn in the economy thanks to “a government that is doing its bit”, while the opposition parties are “only trying to upset the applecart”.
NEWS
03/31/2014
EAJ-PNB obtains 14 seats in municipal elections in Iparralde
Following the 2nd round of voting in the municipal elections held recently in France, EAJ-PNB obtained 14 seats in the departments of Baxe-Nafarroa, Lapurdi and Xiberoa. This is the most successful election result achieved to date by EAJ-PNB in Iparralde.
NEWS
03/30/2014
EAJ-PNV presents its candidacy for the European elections in Iruñea , under the slogan, ‘More Euzkadi, Another Europe‘
At the Baluarte congress centre in Iruñea, the Basque National Party (EAJ-PNV) has officially presented its candidacy for the European elections of Sunday, May 25. The list is to be headed by Izaskun Bilbao, with Izaskun Goñi occupying the number 2 spot. Bilbao and Goñi addressed an audience of almost 500 party and public officeholders, ordinary members and sympathisers at an event opened by Manu Ayerdi, Chairman of the Napar Buru Batzar, and closed by Andoni Ortuzar, Chairman of the Euzkadi Buru Batzar. EAJ-PNV also presented its campaign slogan: “More Euzkadi, Another Europe - Euskadi Gehiago Europa Berrian”.
NEWS
03/25/2014
We must convince our citizens: states are no longer the only entities in European history
In a seminar entitled “European Elections and Citizenship” organised by Sabino Arana Fundazioa and the Institute of European Democrats, Andoni Ortuzar, Chairman of the Euzkadi Buru Batzar of the Basque National Party urged his audience to “convince” citizens that “states are no longer the only entities in European history. Their power and their leading role are being inexorably dilutive in the face of the demands of pervasive globalisation and calls for self-government by cultural nations and regions. We need more Europe and a better Europe to tackle present and future challenges and ensure a future in peace, justice and freedom for our citizens. We do not need more Europe in the sense of interventions in tasks which the principle of subsidiarity dictates should be allocated to institutions closer to citizens”.
