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 Gobierno estatal, la Fundación BBK y el Ayuntamiento de Bilbao,…
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‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jeff Koons and ‘Puppy’: the guard-dog of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao / Un perrito que vigila el Museo Guggenheim en Bilbao
Born in Pennsylvania, he was the son of Henry and Gloria, owners of a store dedicated to interior decoration; there he awakened his unique sense of aesthetics. Through drawing and painting, Jeff Koons developed his skills by making copies of masterpieces that were sold in the family business.
Nowports, a Latin American logistics startup, to begin operations in Bilbao / startup latinoamericana de logística, iniciará sus actividades en Bilbao
The company allows importers and exporters to directly ship goods through its platform, while obtaining financing and insurance.