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NEWS
11/20/2010
Iñigo Urkullu: “In six month’s time, in May, Nafarroa is going to say Bai (Yes). Bai to modernity. Bai to Nafarroa Bai (Yes to Navarra)”.
20/11/2010
Speaking today at Baluarte de Iruña (Pamplona's Congress Centre), the EAJ-PNV EBB Chairman, Iñigo Urkullu, pointed out "that today is the 35th anniversary of Franco's death. The beginning of a new era. A dream for our People. We are now able to again dream that no-one will never again kill anyone as the result of senseless terror, which is what we demand. We have a new opportunity for a new era. A Basque Country without ETA. What we have dreamt of.
NEWS
11/13/2010
Iñigo Urkullu appointed Vice-President of European Democratic Party, calls on Van Rompuy to recognise pro-European record of EAJ-PNV
13/11/2010
Iñigo Urkullu, Chair of the Governing Council of the Basque National Party (EAJ-PNV) has been appointed Vice-President of the European Democratic Party. His official appointment took place at the Extraordinary Congress of the EDP in Brussels, where the political proposals of the democratic alliance were also approved.
NEWS
11/10/2010
EAJ-PNV calls in Brussels for aid for peace when conditions are right for the process to begin
10/11/2010
The President of the Governing Council of the Basque National Party (EAJ-PNV) seized the opportunity of the day set aside to commemorate the victims of terrorism to hold an interview in Brussels with the European Commissioner for Home Affairs. Iñigo Urkullu called for European aid packages for the peace process in the Basque Country similar to those granted to Ireland under the "Peace" programme, when conditions are right. The aid called for ranges from programmes to reinforce care for victims and education for peace to the rehabilitation of criminals linked with terrorist offences.
NEWS
11/08/2010
EAJ-PNV EBB statement regarding the situation in the Western Sahara
08/11/2010
Given the recent events in the occupied territories of the Western Sahara, EAJ-PNV wishes to raise the following points:
NEWS
11/04/2010
Iñigo Urkullu at the Biarritz Forum
04/11/2010
The EAJ-PNV EEB Chairman, Iñigo Urkullu, took part in the "New Economic Policies for Employment" workshop at the Biarritz Forum, where he pointed out that "self-government must be the structural base for the new employment policies". He stressed that he was convinced that "creating jobs is the most important challenge facing our companies".
NEWS
10/22/2010
Iñigo Urkullu: “This new political era is going to be a new opportunity to consolidate the link between Iparralde and Hegoalde”
22/10/2010
Speaking at the opening of the Saint Jean de Luz batzoki (Basque National Party club), the EAJ-PNV EEB Chairman, Iñigo Urkulli, stressed that "today is a great day for our country. We will today take a great step forwards in the development of the Basque Country. Thanks to this new Batzkoki that we have here, the Basque National Party has overhauled both its inner workings and how it is seen from the outside. We have consolidated our position. And thanks to the work of so many alderdikides (party supporters), we know have this new Batzoki that will help to attract new alderdikides
NEWS
10/18/2010
EAJ-PNV Delegation Attends Trial in Diyarbakir
18/10/2010
A delegation from the Basque National Party (EAJ-PNV) has travelled to Diyarbakir, capital of Turkish Kurdistan, at the outset of the trial of 151 politicians, lawyers representing organisations for the defence of human rights and representatives of non-government organisations.
NEWS
10/14/2010
Minister in the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco meets Iñigo Urkullu
The chairman of the Basque National Party (EAJ-PNV), Mr Iñigo Urkullu, has held a meeting with His Excellency Mohammed Ameur, Delegate Minister to the Prime Minister in charge of Moroccan expatriates, and the Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco in Bilbao, Mr Azzouz Abou El Kouroum, at the party's headquarters, Sabin Etxea.
NEWS
10/07/2010
Meeting between Urkullu and the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
Iñigo Urkullu, President of the National Council (EBB) of the Basque National Party (EAJ-PNV) met in the party headquarters at Sabin Etxea with Reinhard Silberberg, the Ambassador in Spain of the Federal Republic of Germany.
NEWS
10/05/2010
Urdaibai takes the San Miguel League and the Bandera de La Concha
Historic victory by Urdaibai took the Bandera de La Concha for Bermeo for the first time. The "Bou Bizkaia", that was second in the final honour board behind Orio, won the creme de la creme of the races when it came in 13 seconds ahead of Kaiku which faltered in the last stretch and ended third.
NEWS
10/05/2010
The Basque Country returns to growth
At the official reception to mark San Ignacio's Feast Day held at the Provincial Council building, José Luis Bilbao, the Chairman of Bizkaia Provincial Council, stressed that "we were the last to be hit by the economic crisis and we had to be the first to recover. Today, I am more optimistic than yesterday and I am convinced that we are going to be the first in our zone to come out of the crisis".
NEWS
10/04/2010
Iñaki Anasagasti, one of the observers at the Venezuelan elections
The EAJ-PNV senator, Iñaki Anasagasti, was one of the observers at the Venezuelan elections held on 26 September.