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03/01/2016
Financial Times acknowledges Basque government’s “Invest in the Basque Country” strategy in Cannes
The annual report of this leading British newspaper points to the Basque Country as the best medium-sized region in Europe in terms of connectivity for foreign investment, the sixth best in terms of strategies for attracting foreign investment and the fifth best in southern Europe across all indicators for attracting investment as a whole.
NEWS
03/01/2016
Basque per capita GDP stands at €30,459, 30% higher than the figure for Spain as a whole
Spain’s GDP grew by 3.2% last year, more than the 3.1% recorded in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country (ACBC) and the 2.9% in Navarre, according to data from the INE (Spanish Statistical Office). However, per capita GDP remains 30.8% higher than the Spanish average in the ACBC and 23.2% higher in Navarre.
Eusko Legebiltzarra
02/26/2016
EAJ-PNV reaffirms recognition of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic on 40th anniversary of its founding
Basque National Party representatives have travelled to the refugee camps in Tindouf to express their support for the Sahrawi people and join in the events to commemorate the anniversary.
NEWS
02/01/2016
Iberdrola awards Gamesa and Areva an order valued at 700 million euros in wind power
Iberdrola is to build its fourth offshore wind farm in Saint-Brieuc Bay, off the Brittany coast in France. This renewable energy project will have an output of 500 MW. The joint venture between Adwen, with a 50% share, and Gamesa and its French partner Areva will supply the 62 wind turbines that will make up the renewable energy complex, located 20 kilometres out to sea.
NEWS
02/01/2016
CAF awarded the delivery of tramways to Canberra in Australia
Canberra in Australia has chosen the rolling stock manufacturer CAF for the supply of 14 tramways and their maintenance over 20 years, as part of a project that includes building the track for a new light railway in the city. This line will be 12 kilometres long and have 13 stops, linking the suburb of Gungahlin to the centre of the Australian capital. The first vehicles are scheduled for delivery towards the end of 2017.
NEWS
02/01/2016
Navarre‘s Budget for 2016 comes into force
Uxue Barkos, the First Minister of the Government of Navarre, has signed Navarre‘s Budget Act for 2016, after it was passed by the regional parliament. The public accounts prioritise social, education and health policies, which means that welfare spending accounts for the bulk of the budget, making up 55.87% of all non-financial expenditure, with an increase of 6.39% over the extended 2015 budget.
NEWS
02/01/2016
The GDP of Euskadi-The Basque Country grew by 2.8% last year, one decimal above the Basque Government‘s projected figure
For 2016, Iñigo Urkullu‘s cabinet expects the Basque economy to grow by 2.5%.
NEWS
02/01/2016
The Financial Times ranks Euskadi-The Basque Country as the best medium-sized region in Europe in logistics for foreign investment
A report published by the UK‘s Financial Times publishing group has ranked Euskadi-The Basque Country as Europe‘s best medium-sized region in terms of connectivity (logistics), with the sixth best strategy for attracting foreign investment. In addition, it is the fifth best in Southern Europe in all the indicators for the overall attraction of investments, as reported by the SPRI Group.
Europako Legebiltzarra
02/01/2016
Izaskun Bilbao calls for an immediate European response to the crisis affecting the steel plant in Sestao
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, vice-president of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament, has called for an immediate community-level response to the crisis affecting the steel plant in Sestao, which is also threatening several other plants in Euskadi-The Basque Country and in other areas throughout Europe.
NEWS
02/01/2016
Andoni Ortuzar, chairman of the EAJ-PNV‘s central committee (EBB), attends the launch of the book by the Scottish politician Alex Salmond, which has been published in Basque by SAF
The heart and soul of the SNP, Alex Salmond has always been a passionate advocate for Scotland‘s sovereignty and independence. He almost saw his dream come true in September 2014.
EBB
01/31/2016
Sabino Arana Awards 2015
In his opening speech, the president of the Sabino Arana Fundazioa, Juan Mª Atutxa, noted that there are now 148 people, organisations and projects that have been honoured over the past 27 editions. Commitment, values and merits, which according to Atutxa “help to reinforce one‘s hope that it is indeed possible to see a better world and a better Euskadi-The Basque Country”.
NEWS
01/30/2016
Andoni Ortuzar gives Alex Salmond the recognition of EAJ-PNV for his fight in favour of the National Freedom of Scotland within legality and democracy
The President of the EBB met in Sabin Etxea with the ex-Prime Minister of Scotland, who will receive the Sabino Arana prize tomorrow
