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07/02/2012
Crisis in the government of Nafarroa
A further resignation from the government of Nafarroa (Navarre) has deepened the crisis in Barcina’s cabinet, following the departure of three socialist party members. Now, the second deputy first minister responsible for the Economy and Treasury in the Government of Navarre, the regionalist Álvaro Miranda, has announced his decision to step down, which he believes may help to reduce the tension between the Union of the People of Navarre (UPN) and the regional socialist party (PSN) in the wake of the collapse of the coalition government.
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07/02/2012
Aimar Olaizola wins his third txapela in the hand version of Basque pelota
Aimar Olaizola has beaten Juan Martínez de Irujo in the final of Manomanista 2012, the championship for Basque pelota played with bare hands. The pelotari, or pelota player, from Goizueta has played a stunning final against the front-court player from Aspe and has been crowned with his third txapela, or Basque beret, in the Manomanista championship. Olaizola II hardly put a foot wrong in the final and ended up running rings around Martínez de Irujo, who could do nothing to raise his game. After winning the championship in 2005 and 2007, this front-court player from Navarre has won his third Manomanista title against one of his fiercest rivals.
NEWS
07/02/2012
Madonna and Kalakan
Although we have already seen the first pictures of Madonna wearing a typical Basque beret, the txapela, alongside the Basque band Kalakan, YouTube has recently shown us the rehearsals for the upcoming “MDNA Tour” starting in Tel Aviv, which provides some insight into the Queen of Pop’s Basque show.
NEWS
07/02/2012
Juan José Ibarretxe to preside over the Centro Lehendakari Agirre in the USA
Juan José Ibarretxe has attended the opening in the USA of a study centre named after Agirre, the first Basque president, the Centro Lehendakari Agirre. Its mission will be to supervise research into political issues in the Basque Country.
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07/02/2012
The Basque National Party appeals to Europe over the Popular Party‘s decision to modify the Basque census
The Basque National Party has appealed to the European Commission (EC) over the reform announced by the PP to modify the Basque census to include those people who left the Basque Country due to the threat posed by ETA. The National Party‘s EMP, Ms Izaskun Bilbao, has asked Europe‘s governing body whether the initiative is consistent with the "European Union‘s democratic standards".
NEWS
07/02/2012
Irizar consolidates its platform for continued growth and diversification
The Irizar cooperative group broke its turnover record last year, posting revenue of around 500 million euros, thanks to its commitment to value added products, international diversification and entry into new sectors.
NEWS
07/02/2012
Urkullu highlights the "importance of the Glencree Initiative"
The chairman of the Basque National Party’s Central Committee (EBB), Iñigo Urkullu, has indicated that the Manifesto for Peaceful Coexistence, which has published the names of the victims of ETA, GAL, police brutality and the Batallón Vasco Español, is "a highly significant event".
NEWS
07/02/2012
The business community calls for a strong Basque government and supports early elections
The Basque business community is clearly in favour of bringing forward the regional elections, initially due to be held in March next year, given the weakness of the current executive headed by the first minister, lehendakari Patxi López, who is in a minority, and to the difficult economic situation. According to the leading figures in the Basque business association Confebask, speaking from a strictly economic perspective, as stressed by its chairman, Miguel Angel Lujua, "it is important to have a strong Basque government to help the country overcome its present difficulties as soon as possible".
NEWS
07/02/2012
A thousand scientists from all over the world apply to work in the Basque Country
The Basque Country is attractive; especially for professionals from the world of science. Almost a thousand scientists from all over the world have applied for the 50 jobs on offer at research centres and universities in the Basque autonomous community. This is the figure provided by the latest call made by the Basque Foundation for Science – Ikerbasque, which has received 917 applications from professionals in 73 different countries.
NEWS
07/02/2012
The bed that makes itself is Basque
“Ohea” may be seen as either the height of laziness or a dream come true. Yet for its designer, Ascencio Zubeldia Jáuregui, from Gipuzkoa and aged 56, it is a wish fulfilled. The self-making bed carries the label Made in Villabona. It’s not that the people of Gipuzkoa don’t know how to make a bed, but rather that Zubeldia thought it was a good idea to end the daily chore of struggling with sheets and duvets. "This bed is my hobby after slaving away at my lathe for ten hours every day", he declared.
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07/02/2012
Azkuna short-listed for the World Mayor 2012 award
Iñaki Azkuna may become the world’s best mayor, and that’s not just another example of Bilbao’s famous habit of boasting. He is on the short-list of 25 finalists – seven are from Europe – to become World Mayor 2012 after being selected from around a hundred candidates. The polls will be open until October and the winner will be announced in December. The European contenders include the mayor of Florence, Matteo Renzi; Freddy Thielemans, from Brussels, and Ahmed Aboutaleb, from Rotterdam; but there are rivals from countries all over the world, including Peru, Chile, Canada, Turkey, Indonesia and Nigeria.
NEWS
07/02/2012
Vote of no confidence against Bildu‘s provincial deputy responsible for waste collection
The Basque National Party, the regional Socialist Party (PSE) and the Popular Party (PP) in Gipuzkoa have filed a vote of no confidence before the provincial council against Juan Carlos Alduntzin, the provincial deputy responsible for the environment and urban planning, and the "imposition" by the provincial council, headed by the left-wing nationalist party Bildu, of its new arrangement for waste collection, as a "severe" measure they trust will constitute a point of inflexion.
