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- “People must be at the centre of life” / “Las personas han de ser el centro de la vida”
BASQUE.press interview with Itziar Morante, project coordinator at Elkarcredit Entrevista de BASQUE.press a Itziar Morante, coordinadora de proyectos de Elkarcredit Elkarcredit is a Basque non-profit association that is mainly dedicated to development cooperation and education for social transformation. The projects they carry out are mainly… - Building collaborative governance in times of change. Lessons from Etorkizuna Eraikiz.
ETORKIZUNA ERAIKIZ: BUILDING THE FUTURE How we will achieve the goal of making of Gipuzkoa one of the regions in Europe with less inequality between its inhabitants. Uncertainty about the future is a constant concern of citizens, uncertainty about employment, quality of life, the future… - The New Yorker: How Mondragon Became the World’s Largest Co-Op
In th North of Spain, an industrial-sized conglomerate owned by its workers suggests an alternative future for capitalism. Nick Romeo || The New Yorker || Jorge Vega Hernández, a mechanical engineer working in northwestern Spain, returned from a business trip and started to feel sick…. - September 8, Basque Diaspora Day. Euskadi celebra el Día de la Diáspora
Today is celebrated worldwide the International Day of the Basque Diaspora: September 8. Every year the Basque presence in the world is celebrated on this day. After two years of restrictions due to the pandemic, this year, more than ever, a powerful Global Agenda of… - CTT Automoción to manufacture parts for the chassis of the new 4×4 Ineos Grenadier / fabricará piezas para el chasis del nuevo 4×4 Ineos Grenadier
The Biscayan company manufactures metal parts from tubes for the automotive sector, which are assembled in Volkswagen, Renault, Ford, Mercedes or Stellantis vehicles. In the short to medium term, it expects to increase exports by up to 45% and to increase its annual turnover, which is around 5.3 million euros, by 20%. - The Guardian: A local’s guide to Bilbao, Basque Country, home of the Guggenheim – and so much more
Gaizka Zuazo, director of the city’s school of design, knows where to find the best steaks, late-night bars and post-industrial cool.Interview by Stephen Burgen Food Bilbao is probably not the ideal city for vegetarians as we do eat an awful lot of meat, especially the famous chuletón or… - Ingeteam, a leader in sustainable electrification / Ingeteam, un líder de la electrificación sostenible
Ingeteam’s latest strategic plan envisages a 44% increase in turnover and the creation of 1,000 jobs El último plan estratégico de Ingeteam contempla un incremento de su facturación en un 44% y la creación de 1.000 puestos de trabajo In the midst of one of… - Tolosa to host UNESCO’s International Day of Peace 2022 / Tolosa acogerá la Jornada Internacional de la Paz 2022 de la UNESCO
On September 17th in Tolosa (Gipuzkoa), the conference will focus on the role of art in achieving peace, with the participation of six choirs that have lived through times of conflict. El 17 de septiembre en Tolosa (Gipuzkoa) se llevará a cabo la Jornada que… - A leading laboratory in Europe / Un laboratorio líder en Europa
The Mondragon Unibertsitatea’s medium voltage laboratory, which will be the only one of its kind in Spain and a European leader, is scheduled to open in December of this year Se prevé la inauguraci´ón del laboratorio de media tensión de Mondragon Unibertsitatea que será único… - Commitment between the Basque Government and Airbus to strengthen collaboration / Compromiso entre el Gobierno Vasco y Airbus para reforzar la colaboración
The objective of the Memorandum of Understanding signed is to establish a framework for working together to explore the potential development of the strategic areas of sustainability and digitalisation. El objetivo del Memorando de Entendimiento firmado es establecer un marco para trabajar conjuntamente en el… - Multiverse Computing Announces Quantum Digital Twin Initiative with Bosch Group / Multiverse Computing anuncia una iniciativa de gemelos digitales cuánticos con el Grupo Bosch
Optimization Solution to be Pioneered by Bosch to Enhance Quality Control and Production Efficiencies Bosch será pionero en la optimización de la solución para mejorar el control de calidad y la eficiencia de la producción Multiverse Computing, a global leader in delivering value-based quantum computing… - Iberdrola inaugurates the Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal / Iberdrola inaugura la Gigabatería del Tâmega en Portugal
Iberdrola reaffirms its commitment to Portugal, where it will increase investments over the next few years to 3 billion euros for wind farms and solar plants Iberdrola reafirma su compromiso con Portugal, donde aumentará las inversionaes en los próximos años alcanzando los 3.000 millones de… - Koralo, the German startup, wins the first Global Foodtech Accelerator of the Basque Culinary Center / Koralo, la startup alemana, gana la primera edición Global Foodtech Accelerator de Basque Culinary Center
From 18 to 20 July in Donostia-San Sebastian took place the final of the Global Foodtech Accelerator where Koralo, a startup focused on the production of vegan fish was awarded the first prize. Del 18 al 20 de julio en Donostia-San Sebastian tuvo lugar la… - Mondragon’s ability to reduce social inequality is praised by Bloomberg / La capacidad de Mondragón para reducir la desigualdad es elogiada por Bloomberg
The international leader in information on companies, markets and business has devoted a report and a podcast analyzing how Mondragon has reponded to the pandemic and recognizes the virtues of its business model. El líder internacional en información sobre compañías mercados y empresas lleva a… - New Fagor office and technology centre in India / Nueva oficina y centro tecnológico de Fagor en India
The new facility in Bangalore, India, will enhance the Fagor’s positioning in a strategically key country for the company. Las nuevas instalaciones en Bangalore (India), mejorarán el posicionamiento de Fagor en un país estratégicamente clave para la empresa In recent years, the cooperative has experienced… - Euskadi selected as a benchmark region in adaptation and resilience to climate change / Euskadi seleccionada como región referente en adaptación y resiliencia ante el cambio climático
The Basque Country was chosen in June as one of the regions selected to form part of the European Union’s Climate Change Adaptation Mission Euskadi fue elegida en junio como una de las regiones seleccionadas para formar parte de la Misión de Adaptación al Cambio… - Fundiciones Aizpurua exports 35% of its turnover to a dozen countries / Fundiciones Aizpurua exporta a una docena de países un 35% de su facturación
Since its origins, Fundiciones Aizpurua has known how to adapt its production processes to what the context demanded. Desde sus orígenes Fundiciones Aizpurua ha sabido adaptar sus procesos de producción a lo que el contexto le exigía. The Gipuzkoan firm Fundiciones Aizpurua was founded in… - The Basque Country strengthens its presence in Europe / Euskadi potencia su presencia en Europa
Over the next two years, the Basque Government plans to create 4 more delegations on the European continent. Para los próximos dos años el Gobierno vasco planea crear 4 delegaciones más en el continente Europeo. Of the 7 international offices that the Basque Government currently… - Saint Pierre et Miquelon celebrates the Basque culture / Saint Pierre et Miquelon celebra la cultura vasca
The French archipelago will celebrate the “Basque Festival” from 15 to 21 August. El archipiélago francés celebrará del 15 al 21 de agosto el “Festival Vasco” Basque fishermen were among the first Europeans to visit the islands on the other side of the atlantic. That… - Biscay’s public bus service carries out traffic and refuelling tests with a hydrogen-powered bus
Bizkaibus (the public bus passenger transport service in the province of Biscay, BasqueLand) began testing the operation and refuelling of a hydrogen-powered bus in June. Bizkaibus (el servicio de transporte público de pasajeros por autobús del territorio de Bizkaia) comenzó en junio las pruebas de… - CAF to rehabilitate 14 metro units in Athens / CAF rehabilitará 14 unidades de metro en Atenas
CAF has once again been chosen by a European city for the execution of a contracts related to the improvement of its urban public transport service. CAF ha sido nuevamente elegido por una ciudad europea para la ejecución de un contrato relacionados con la mejora… - Salva Industrial, European benchmark in the manufacture of ovens for bakery and confectionery products / Salva Industrial, referente europeo en la fabricación de hornos para panadería y pastelería
Salva Industrial is one of the ten largest European manufacturers of ovens for bakeries and pastry shops. The company, located in Guipúzcoa, sells 70% of its products abroad. Salva Industrial es uno de los diez mayores fabricantes europeos de hornos para obradores de panadería y pastelería…. - Euskadi and Corsica confirmed their willingness to continue cooperating / Confirmaron su voluntad de seguir cooperando
At the end of May, the lehendakari made a two-day visit to the Mediterranean island. A finales de mayo, el lehendakari llevó a cabo una visita de dos días a la isla meditarranea The governments of the Basque Country and Corsica have reaffirmed their desire… - Biden visits Iberdrola’s offshore wind farm in the US / Biden visita instalaciones de eólica marina de Iberdrola en EE.UU.
The three parks promoted by Iberdrola represent an investment of 11 million euros and will create 11,000 jobs. Los tres parques que promueve Iberdrola suponen una inversión de 11 millones y crearán 11.000 empleos. The President of the United States, Joe Biden, today visited one… - Echemar, a different kind of carrier / Echemar, una compañía transportista diferente
Echemar is one of the biggest transport enterprises in the Basque Country Echemar es una de las empresas de transporte más relevantes de Euskadi. To talk about Echemar is to talk about one of the largest transport companies in the Basque Country. It was even… - The iconic Oma Forest is reborn / El icónico Bosque de Oma renace
Ibarrola’s artwork expands through 700 trees of art and colour Se amplia la obra de Ibarrola a través de 700 árboles de arte y color. On 25 July, the site which, before its closure, was one of the most visited tourist sites in Bizkaia. The… - The basque-based company Quimatryx licenses a cancer drug for 92 million dollars / La empresa Quimatryx licencia un fármaco contra el cáncer por 92 millones de dólares.
Quimatryx’s compound has demonstrated high efficacy in solid tumours, such as pancreatic cancer, and blood tumours, such as mantle cell lymphoma. El compuesto de Quimatryx ha demostrado una alta eficacia en tumores sólidos, como cáncer de páncreas, y tumores sanguíneos, como el linfoma de células… - Walter Pack, at the forefront of innovation and sustainable mobility in the automotive industry / Walter Pack, a la vanguardia de la innovación y la movilidad sostenible en el sector de la automoción
Walter Pack, is the international reference company in the production of functional decorative parts for the automotive and household appliance sectors. Walter Pack es la empresa de referencia internacional en la producción de piezas decorativas funcionales para sectores como el del automóvil o los electrodomésticos. … - The Basque Country strengthens relations with Japan / Euskadi fortalece las relaciones con Japón
Japan is an attractive market for Basque companies, due to the size of its GDP, its sophisticated demand and its economic and regulatory stability. Japón es un mercado atractivo para las empresas vascas, por el tamaño de su PIB, su sofisticada demanda y su estabilidad… - Governor of ‘La Araucania’ Luciano Rivas Stepke visits Bilbao / El Gobernador de ‘La Araucania’ Luciano Rivas Stepke visita Bilbao
The aim of the meeting was to explore potential opportunities for collaboration between the Basque Country and this region. El objetivo del encuentro fue el de explorar potenciales oportunidades de colaboración entre Euskadi y esta región. La Araucania is located in central Chile, stretching from… - Euskadi and Cuba strengthen ties / Euskadi y Cuba estrechan lazos
The general assembly of the ‘AEVC‘, Association of Basque Entrepreneurs in Cuba and the visit of the Cuban ambassador to the Basque Country took place recently. Recientemente ha tenido lugar la asamblea general de la ‘AEVC’, Asociación de Empresarios Vascos en Cuba y la visita… - The Ambassador of Singapore visits the Basque Country to identify cooperation opportunities / La Embajadora de Singapur visita Euskadi para identificar oportunidades de Cooperación
Ms Chua Kheng Yeng Jennie, Ambassador of Singapore, visited Euskadi accompanied by a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of that country, Ms. Michelle Tan, together with the Director for Western Europe and the Americas of Enterprise Singapore, Ms. Adeline Tay. Ms Chua Kheng… - 7th Edition of BIND 4.0, the Open Innovation Platform of the Basque Country / 7ª Edición del BIND 4.0, la Plataforma de Innovación Abierta del País Vasco
BIND 4.0 Open Innovation & Acceleration Program has opened the application process, seeking out the most innovative technology startups from around the world with the goal of facilitating innovative startup-corporate projects. El Programa de Aceleración de Innovación Abierta BIND 4.0 abre el proceso de aplicación,… - Elhuyar presents Orai, the artificial intelligence that facilitates communication / Elhuyar presenta Orai, la inteligencia artificial que facilita la comunicación
Orai is born to help industry and companies to be more competitive through artificial intelligence Nace Orai para ayudar a que la industria y las empresas sean más competitivas a través de la inteligencia artificial Elhuyar presented the 24th of may at the Kursaal in… - Mondragón Promotion Centre present at several international events / Mondragón Centro de Promoción, presente en varios eventos internacionales
MONDRAGON Promotion Centre has recently participated as an expert jury at the Tech Tour South Europe and Raw Materials Summit events. Recientemente MONDRAGON Centro de Promoción ha participado como jurado experto en los eventos Tech Tour South Europe y Raw Materials Summit. MONDRAGON Promotion Centre,… - MERLIN Properties builds its first data centre in the Basque Country / MERLIN Properties construye su primer centro de datos en Euskadi
The Lehendakari of the Basque Government, Iñigo Urkullu, laid the foundation stone of the MERLIN Properties data centre in ‘Arasur’. El Lehendakari del Gobierno Vasco, Iñigo Urkullu, colocó el lunes en ‘Arasur’ la primera piedra del centro de datos de MERLIN Properties. The Lehendakari stated… - HanHemen: Global Basque Community promotes the diaspora / HanHemen: La Comunidad Vasca Global impulsa la diáspora
The first digital meeting of ‘HanHemen‘ and the Global Basque Community was held on 5 July, with the aim of strengthening it and discussing its birth and development. El pasado 5 de julio se celebró el primer encuentro digital de ‘HanHemen‘ y la Comunidad Vasca… - Bilbao’s candidacy to host the secretariat of the ‘Local Coalition 2030 – UN’ / Candidatura de Bilbao para sede del secretariado de la ‘Coalición Local 2030 – ONU’
The Basque Government, together with the State Government, the BBK Foundation and the Bilbao City Council, presented on Monday in New York the city’s candidacy to become the headquarters of the Secretariat of the United Nations Local Coalition 2030. El Gobierno Vasco junto con el… - Iberdrola installs the substation for its first large offshore wind farm in France / Iberdrola instala la subestación de su primer gran parque eólico marino en Francia
This infrastructure, weighing some 3,400 tons, will be the energy heart of the 500 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, Iberdrola’s first in France and the second in operation in the country. The substation will collect the electricity produced by the offshore wind turbines, enough to… - The Basque Country’s cultural and creative industries employ 34,000 people / Las industrias culturales y creativas de Euskadi emplean a 34.000 personas
The Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) are an important strategic and developing sector in Europe. During the last few years, numerous statistics have proven the growing relevance of this sector and its impact on the development of the economy and the revitalization of cities. Las… - Teknia acquires suspension components plant in Germany / Teknia adquiere planta de componentes de suspensión en Alemania
Teknia, the Basque multinational Group specialized in manufacturing metal and plastic components for mobility solutions, has acquired Forschner PTM GmbH from Forschner Group, located near Stuttgart in the Southern German province of Baden-Württemberg, in strategic proximity to Teknia’s main customers in the region. Teknia, el… - Multinationals visited by Tapia in Germany reaffirm their commitment to the Basque Country, highlighting its innovative ecosystem and industrial technological capabilities / Alemania reafirma su apuesta por Euskadi
The Minister of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment of the Basque Government, Arantxa Tapia, concluded last Friday the business mission she held in Germany. La consejera de Desarrollo Económico, Sostenibilidad y Medio Ambiente del Gobierno Vasco, Arantxa Tapia concluyó el viernes pasado la misión empresarial… - CAF obtains the contract for the supply of regional units to the Swedish operator SJ AB / Caf se adjudica el contrato para el suministro de unidades regionales al operador sueco SJ AB
The Swedish state-owned operator SJ AB has chosen CAF as the supplier of 25 regional units, which could increase to 60 units in the event that the extension options contemplated in the contract are exercised. The volume of the basic agreement closed for the 25… - Kusku the basque enterprise of sustainable mini-houses / Kusku la empresa vasca de minicasas sostenibles
Employing only 2 people and subcontracting with a network of local craftsmen, Kusku has found an innovative and sustainable way to build houses. Qualities that have led it to recently be awarded the “Energy and Ecological Transition” prize. Empleando únicamente 2 personas y subcontratando con… - Institutional and Business Visit of the Basque Government to Mercedes in Stuttgart / Visita Institucional y Empresarial del Gobierno Vasco a Mercedes en Stuttgart
The Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu has traveled to Stuttgart to meet with the top managers of the automotive company and learn in situ about the business projects related to electric vehicles and sustainability. El Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu ha viajado a Stuttgart para reunirse con los máximos responsables de la… - AJL Ophthalmic celebrates its 30th anniversary/AJL Ophthalmic celebra su 30 aniversario
The Basque company AJL Ophtalmic S.A. celebrates its 30th anniversary. During this period, it has managed to position itself as the leading company in the manufacturer of medical devices for the field of ophthalmology. La empresa vasca AJL Ophtalmic S.A. cumple 30 años. Durante este… - Euskadi: “Power Our Future” Congress.
The Palacio Europa, in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque capital), will host this year the Congress “Power Our Future”, which will bring together leading international experts in relation to the investigation of the new generation of batteries. - Foro Iberoamericano en Bilbao: Spain – United States forum
La XXVI edición del Foro España – Estados Unidos se celebra este año en el País Vasco – Basque Country: Se trata de un evento anual que reúne a los miembros de la Fundación Consejo España – EE.UU. y a los de su contraparte, United… - CIC energiGUNE starts the development of the new generation of solid state batteries that will enable electric aviation to take off / CIC energiGUNE inicia el desarrollo de la nueva generación de baterías de estado solido que posibilitarán el despegue de la aviación eléctrica
The Basque center leads the European HELENA project, which aims to manufacture solid-state halide batteries for electric vehicles and, especially, aircraft. - ‘Utopía’: 100 Basque chefs join forces to open a solidarity restaurant in Bilbao / 100 cocineros y cocineras vascas se unen para abrir un restaurante solidario en Bilbao
Gastronomy professionals in Bizkaia create BISUBI, an organization committed to Sustainable, Quality and Socially Committed Cuisine. - The Biosalud business sector in the Basque Country generated almost 1,000 new jobs in 2021 and now totals a workforce of almost 10,000 professionals / El sector empresarial de Biosalud en Euskadi generó casi mil nuevos empleos en 2021 y suma ya una fuerza de casi 10.000 profesionales
Employment in the sector in the Basque Country increased last year at a rate of 11%, more than doubling the evolution recorded in the previous year. - SATLANTIS announces the signing of a contract with Armenia for Armsat1 satellite / anuncia la firma de un contrato con Armenia para el satélite Armsat1
On May 25, Urdaneta, the first SATLANTIS satellite, was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into space. Equipped with an iSIM-90 camera, a high-resolution binocular telescope, the satellite will provide images for agriculture, environment and civil protection. - Bilbao will become the international focus of design with the celebration of the Design Research Society congress / Bilbao se convertirá en el foco internacional del diseño con la celebración del congreso Design Research Society
The prestigious scientific society Design Research Society selected the city of Bilbao to organize its biannual congress. This event brings together the most important international references in design research and is co-organized by the Bilbao City Council and the Higher Technical School of Architecture of the UPV/EHU. - CIDETEC celebrates its silver jubilee in the midst of a growth process / CIDETEC celebra sus bodas de plata en pleno proceso de crecimiento
A private event at Tabakalera was held to thank employees for their efforts over the past 25 years and to set out the guidelines for the future of the organization. - XIV edition of the ‘Frontiers of Knowledge’ Awards in Bilbao / XIV edición de los Premios ‘Fronteras del Conocimiento’ en Bilbao
These awards represent the power of knowledge as “the best compass” to address major global disruptions such as pandemics and environmental degradation. - BASQUEVOLT: a unique commitment to the development of technology and innovation in energy storage / una apuesta única de desarrollo de tecnología e innovación en almacenamiento de energía
The Consortium of Founding Investors of the project, promoted by the Basque Government, has been constituted today and includes Iberdrola, CIE Automotive, Enagás, EIT InnoEnergy and CIC energiGUNE. - UP! Euskadi, la plataforma interactiva para proyectar el Ecosistema tecnológico e innovador vasco
UP! Euskadi, the interactive platform to project the Basque technological and innovative Ecosystem Basada en una innovadora tecnología con ingeniería de datos y machine learning, Up!Euskadi aporta valiosa información de valor, aportando visibilidad a las startups y a todos los agentes del Ecosistema. Euskadi se presenta así… - Ana Urrutia Beaskoa, Ashoka Foundation’s Arcano Social Entrepreneur Award / Premio Emprendedor Social Arcano de Fundación Ashoka
Basque geriatrician is transforming the system of care for the elderly and dependent persons - 12 entities from 6 countries seek innovative energy storage solutions / 12 entidades de 6 países buscan soluciones innovadoras para almacenar energía
Mondragon University organizes the first face-to-face meeting of the European project iSTORMY to improve the performance of the electrical grids of the future. - “Olatuen bidea- Camino de las Olas”, illustrates the ‘GOe’ building in Donostia-San Sebastián / ilustra el edificio ‘GOe’ de Donostia‐San Sebastián
It is a space that symbolizes the union between gastronomy, talent, science, innovation, entrepreneurship and city. - Basque companies will once again be present at Hannover Messe 2022 / Las empresas vascas vuelven a estar presentes en Hannover Messe 2022
The Basque Government has accompanied the Basque companies - 28 countries will participate in BIEMH-International Machine Tool Biennial / 28 países participarán en BIEMH-Bienal Internacional de Máquina-Herramienta
The event has nearly 1,400 exhibiting firms. - Three Basque companies and AFM attend MECFOR fair in Italy with the support of the Basque Agency for Internationalization / Tres empresas vascas y AFM acuden a feria MECFOR en Italia de la mano de la Agencia Vasca de Internacionalización
MECFOR, an event dedicated to Machine Tools and Subcontracting, was held in the city of Parma. - The Basque Country aspires to position itself among the top four European countries in energy efficiency / Euskadi aspira a posicionarse entre los cuatro primeros países europeos en eficiencia energética
The Lehendakari attended the laying of the first stone of the Decarbonization Hub, located in the Port of Bilbao, promoted by Petronor / Repsol. - The Basque Premier presents the Basque self-government model at the Corsican Assembly / El Lehendakari presenta el modelo de autogobierno vasco en la Asamblea corsa
On the first day of his official visit to Corsica, the Basque Premier met with a broad representation of the various Corsican public institutions and civil society. - Lessons from the Basque Country on fostering inclusive growth to ‘level up’ the UK / Lecciones del País Vasco sobre el fomento del crecimiento inclusivo para ‘level up’ en el Reino Unido
Fostering inclusive growth in order to ‘level up’ prosperity across the UK and reduce regional inequality has become an important policy agenda for the UK Government. - The Basque Premier once again calls for a “strong Atlantic area” to face major challenges / El Lehendakari reivindica de nuevo un “espacio atlántico fuerte” que permita afrontar los grandes desafíos
Iñigo Urkullu inaugurates the General Assembly of the Atlantic Arc Commission in which the Basque Country will renew its presidency for another two years. - AZTI and Agour join forces to boost innovation in the FoodTech sector / AZTI y Agour se unen para impulsar la innovación en el sector FoodTech
The technology center and the French-Basque cheese factory launch Agour Hazitegia, a new space that seeks to serve as a startup incubator and promote innovation in the FoodTech industry in the Basque Country and the North Basque Country. - Food 4 Future: 300 company expos, 350 speakers from 16 countries and 5,000 professionals / 300 firmas expositoras, 350 conferenciantes de 16 países y 5.000 profesionales
The Regional Minister of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment, Arantxa Tapia, chaired the opening ceremony of the 2nd edition of the Food4Future congress, the most important event worldwide in terms of innovation aimed at the Food and Beverage Industry, held at the Bilbao Exhibition Center. - Basque Premier’s trip to Corsica at the end of May / Viaje del Lehendakari a Córcega a finales del mes de mayo
The Basque Premier, Iñigo Urkullu, will resume his international agenda after more than two years without traveling abroad due to the pandemic, with the official visit he will make at the end of May to Corsica. On this occasion he will be accompanied by the Secretary General for External Action, Marian Elorza, and the Director of European Affairs, Mikel Anton. - Bizkaiko Txakolina presents its new vintage which has resulted in an elegant, fresh wine with great aging potential / presenta su nueva cosecha que ha dado lugar a un vino elegante, fresco y con gran potencial de guarda
Bizkaiko Txakolinaren Eguna was held in San Mamés organized by the Bizkaiko Txakolina Designation of Origin, which brings together winemakers, producers and professionals related to Bizkaia’s txakoli to present the latest vintage. - The Basque wine sector regains international presence at the ProWein trade fair / El sector vitivinícola de Euskadi recupera la presencia internacional en la feria ProWein
39 wineries of Rioja Alavesa wines and txakolis, a cider maker and a craft distillery, attend the German fair under the brand Euskadi Basque Country. ProWein is considered by the sector as the most important and significant showcase for its international character and the professional profile of the visitors. - Guernica: the Spanish government denies displaying Picasso’s civil war masterpiece at the Guggenheim Museum / el gobierno español se niega exhibir la obra maestra de Picasso en el Museo Guggenheim
The painting depicting the 1937 bombing of the Basque town, Guernica, has never been displayed in the Basque Country. - Euskal pilota: The Basque Country’s centuries-old ball games / los ancestrales juegos de pelota del País Vasco
These beloved wall sports are considered to be the descendants of a 17th-Century game and the direct ancestors of tennis, squash and racket ball. - Euskadi Basque Country Confidential: new tourism brand / nueva marca turística
The Basque Government wants to offer a new way to discover the Basque Country through authentic, exciting and inspiring experiences. El Gobierno Vasco, quiere ofrecer una nueva manera de descubrir Euskadi mediante experiencias auténticas, emocionantes e inspiradoras. The Department of Tourism, Trade and Consumer Affairs… - The Basque Country, Navarre and New Aquitaine face major challenges in the field of mobility / Euskadi, Navarra y Nueva Aquitania afrontan importantes retos en materia de movilidad
Institutional representatives of the Euroregion met in the framework of Go Mobility, the electric mobility fair held in Irun, where they signed different collaboration agreements aimed at developing joint projects in the field of electric mobility. Representantes institucionales de la Euroregión se han reunido en… - European experts in the field of bioeconomy visit Euskadi projects / Expertos europeos del ámbito de la bioeconomía visitan los proyectos de Euskadi
The board of directors of the European Forest Institute (EFI), a European benchmark in forestry research, chose Euskadi as the meeting point for its annual meeting. This visit aligned with the Basque Government’s commitment to the bioeconomy and is part of its Circular Economy and Bioeconomy Plan to optimize clean production. - The Government presents its Agenda 2030 Priorities Program to the diplomatic corps and international organizations / El Gobierno presenta al cuerpo diplomático y a organismos internacionales su Programa de prioridades de la Agenda 2030
Heads of the General Secretariats for External Action and Social Transition and Agenda 2030 of the Basque Government have held two remote meetings with representatives of Embassies of several countries, as well as various United Nations agencies, to present the Basque Program of priorities of the 2030 Agenda. - Citizens and markets trust in Basque institutions / La ciudadanía y los mercados confían en las instituciones vascas
Three reports published in April endorse the good public work being carried out in the Basque Country: Fitch Rating, Confidence in Institutions and the International Entrepreneurial Activity Index. - ‘CIC EnergiGUNE’, the most important research foundation of Ibero-America / la fundación investigadora más importante de Iberoamérica
The Basque center is the first foundation at a Spanish and Iberoamerican level (the 7th most relevant in the world) and consolidates itself within the top 500 at a global level among all the research institutions, public and private. - I+Med promotes the world’s first Biomedical Institute for Smart Nanohydrogels / impulsa el primer Instituto Biomédico de Nanohidrogeles Inteligentes del mundo
The investment will reach 20 million euros and will initially generate 60 new highly qualified jobs. - First project to produce microalgae for commercial purposes in the Basque Country / Primer proyecto para producir en Euskadi microalgas con fines comerciales
The experimentation phase of the model will be carried out at the startup ‘Algaloop’ in Asteasu. - The Basque Country now has a Foreign Network Office in Tokyo / Euskadi cuenta ya con una oficina de la Red Exterior en Tokio
Basque companies will be able to access new business opportunities through this new service of the Basque Internationalization Agency of the SPRI Group. - UNESCO ‘Creative Cities’: Bilbao, one of the 10 creative cities / una de las 10 ciudades creativas
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network was created in 2004 to promote cooperation “towards and between” cities that are able to identify creativity as a strategic element of sustainable urban development. - Innovative technologies at Walter Pack to make the automotive sector more ‘circular’ / Tecnologías innovadoras en Walter Pack para hacer más ‘circular’ el sector del Automóvil
Walter Pack is participating in the TREASURE project, a research and innovation initiative co-funded by the European Commission under the H2020 program that seeks to offer new opportunities to test innovative technologies that make the automotive sector more circular. - Financial Times recognizes Bilbao as the eighth best mid-sized city in Europe for attracting foreign direct investment / reconoce a Bilbao como la octava major ciudad de Europa de tamaño medio para la atracción de inversion extranjera directa
fDi Intelligence magazine, part of the prestigious Financial Times group, has recognized Bilbao among 367 European cities for its economic strengths, business fabric and financial capabilities. According to the latest ranking, Bilbao remains in the top 10 of attractive cities in Europe. Financial Times is an international leader in economic information and its awards are a seal of quality for the cities that receive them. - ZIV invests 2 million euros in the development of intelligent systems that will reduce the operating cost of low-voltage networks / ZIV invierte 2M de euros en el desarrollo de sistemas inteligentes que reducirán el coste de operación de la red de baja tensión
The intelligent supervision systems enable utilities to reduce the operational cost of LV networks that distribute energy to homes and commerce. - Eremu’s electrical transformers, distributed all over the world / Los transformadores eléctricos de Eremu, distribuidos por todo el mundo
The Gipuzkoa-based company has been supplying its products to sectors as varied as shipbuilding, machine tools, railways, renewable energies, oil & gas and industry for more than 60 years. - Lointek: the Biscayan company, world leader in steam generation systems for solar thermal power plants / la empresa vizcaína líder mundial en sistemas de generación de vapor para termosolares
Lointek is now 26 years old and the Biscayan company, which specializes in the manufacture of capital goods, is a world leader in steam generation systems for solar thermal power plants. - The Basque Country hosted the first meeting of the global clusters of the World Economic Forum’s “net zero emissions” initiative / Euskadi alberg´o el primer encuentro de los clústeres mundiales de la iniciativa para “las emisiones netas cero”
The World Economic Forum holds at BEC and at the Accenture specialized center of the Science and Technology Park of Bizkaia the conference with the participation of industrial clusters from the United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Belgium and the United States and the Basque Net Zero Industrial Super Cluster. - The Basque President and Japanese Ambassador agree to develop Basque Country-Japan initiative / El Lehendakari y el Embajador japonés acuerdan desarollar la iniciativa Euskadi-Japón
The Basque president Iñigo Urkullu, accompanied by the Secretary General for External Action, Marian Elorza, met this morning with the Ambassador of Japan, Kenji Hiramatsu - Basque Trade organizes a conference on business opportunities for Basque companies in Japan / organiza una jornada sobre las oportunidades de negocio en Japón para las empresas vascas
Automotive, consumer electronics, renewable energies and machine tools, main sectors for investments - San Francisco: U.S. bertsolaris honored for decades of keeping the bertso flame alive / Merecido homenaje a bertsolaris de EEUU por décadas de mantener viva la llama del bertso
NABO (North American Basque Organization) held last Saturday in San Francisco a ‘Special Tribute’ to five bertsolaris from the United States. - Select USA, Basque Trade & Investment: brings business opportunities in eight U.S. states to Basque companies / acerca oportunidades de negocio de ocho estados estadounidenses a la empresa vasca
The event, which brought together some thirty companies, as well as representatives of several clusters, was aimed in particular at the energy and advanced manufacturing sectors. - Euskadi Basque Country 2025: the Basque Government presents its strategy to the diplomatic corps / El Gobierno Vasco presenta al cuerpo diplomático su estrategia
Officials of the General Secretariat for External Action of the Basque Government have held a telematic meeting with representatives of Embassies of several countries, to present the Framework Strategy for Internationalization – Euskadi Basque Country 2025. Responsables de la Secretaria General de Acción Exterior del… - The Basque Country occupies a prominent place in the world ranking of happiness / Euskadi ocupa un lugar destacado en el ranking mundial de felicidad
Basque citizens show a high degree of happiness and say they are very or fairly satisfied with their own lives (9 out of ten people), according to a study by the Basque Government’s Sociological Prospecting Office made public. - Basque Cultural Center of San Francisco: success and great turnout at the 40th anniversary / éxito y gran concurrencia en su 40 aniversario
Exceeding expectations, the 40th anniversary of the Basque Cultural Center or Gure Euskal Etxea in the Californian city of San Francisco was a success in terms of organization and participation this past weekend. - Bilbao hosts the creation of MicroEurope, a European micro-finance entity / Bilbao acoge la creación de MicroEurope, entidad europea de microfinanzas
MicroEurope will have its headquarters in Bilbao, from where Seed Capital Bizkaia will be responsible for its technical secretariat. Giampietro Pizzo will hold the presidency of MicroEurope, and Andrea Limone will be its CEO. - Izar increased its sales by 24% in the French market in 2021 / Izar elevó sus ventas un 24% en el mercado francés en 2021
Leading supplier of cutting tools, the Basque manufacturer is a leader in the Spanish market and holds privileged positions in its natural market area in countries such as France and Portugal. - IV International Meeting on Circular Economy (EIEC)
The IV International Meeting on Circular Economy was held at the Kursaal (San Sebastian).