The Basque president, Iñigo Urkullu, presided the Basque Collectivities Advisory Council and presented the VIII World Congress of the Basque Community abroad. The Congress has been given the name of “ERALDAROA” which means “transformation era” in basque and represents a symbolism of the transformations that are coming. The Lehendakari announced on February 20 of this…
Santa Agueda (Agate Deuna, in Basque) is a deep-rooted tradition in the Basque Country that is celebrated every February 4, the eve of this blessed woman. The “cuadrillas” (groups of friends) take to the streets to sing the songs of the day, dressed in “baserritarrak” (typical rural clothing) and with the “makila” (wooden stick) in…
The Basque House (Euskal Etxea) of North-Queensland and the Basque people of Trebonne reunited in a beautiful and moving act for the inauguration of the renewed fronton of pelota. The history of the fronton goes back to the era of the migration, and was inaugurated for the first time on the 28th of November of…
Euskadi and nippon country with new multi-sector projects that will be developed throughout this year Ajuria Enea (Headquarters of the Basque Government). The Lehendakari (Basque President) and the Ambassador of Japan presented Euskadi Japan 2023, an initiative that seeks to strengthen collaboration and promote the Basque Country in Japan. The Basque Country and Japan are…
The World’s Best Cities 2023, a ranking of the 100 best urban destinations in the world in which to live, work, invest and visit, has placed Bilbao in 76th position, having climbed 15 positions in the overall classification with respect to the results of the previous edition. The ranking has been drawn up taking into…
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 focused on promoting the right to food sovereignty and peasant…
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 events has been configured for this day. The Global Agenda…
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 T-bone steak. The meat is dry-cured for 40-60 days and…
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 se centrará en el papael que desempeña el arte en…
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 relationship ended in the 1980s due to the decline of…