The Basque Government commemorates in Southampton the 75th anniversary of the "Children of War" in the United Kingdom

Mendia called on everyone "to keep alive the flame of remembrance as we did recently in Gernika and as we are doing here today" This month marks three-quarters of a century since the Habana set sail …

Latin-American experts study "in situ" the Aquitaine-Basque Country Euro-region and cross-border cooperation in the Basque Country

Experts and politicians from the Brazil-Argentina-Paraguay and Brazil-Uruguay Latin American border region have recently visited the Basque Country to learn for themselves about the Aquitaine-Basque …

At the plenary sessions of the Committe of the Regions, the Basque Country to argue for greater recognition of the competences of the regions in energy efficiency and to call for a more active role by the EIB.

95th Plenary Session of the Committee of the Regions (Brussels, 3 and 4 May 2012) - 16 Basque amendments or proposals to 4 opinions of the Committee of the Regions. The Basque Government's General …

The Basque Government signs an agreement with the Chinese province of Jiangsu

The agreement, signed today by the Lehendakari and Vice-Governor Xu Ming, fosters mutual collaboration in a dozen areas. The Basque Government and the Chinese province of Jiangsu today signed an …

Europe and America to discover the reality of the bombing of Gernika

A travelling exhibition will visit 50 cities to cast the spotlight on what happened in the town of Gernika (Bizkaia) in 1937 and further discredit violence and terrorism. Guillermo Echenique, the …

EcoEuskadi 2020 selected as an example of good practice at V European Summit of regions and cities

The President of the European Commission, Durão Barroso, visited the Basque Country stand at the Copenhagen Summit Following on from the success of the previous summits at Amsterdam (1997), Wroclaw …

The Lehendakari explains the "Basque industrial competitiveness model" in India

"Industrial Competitive Transformation" Seminar "The Basque Case. The Basque model: adapting to globalisation" Innovative, open, enterprising, sustainable and technologically advanced. This is how …

Lehendakari: “The Basque Country has to become a small piece of this great country”

"Satisfactory" outcome of the Basque delegation's trade and social mission to India The Basque Premier, Patxi López, has ended his official visit to India with the "positive" feeling that the …

The Basque Country wants to be the “bridge” between Europe and Asia

The Lehendakari committed to "closer ties" with India and "making up for lost time" The third day of the Basque trade mission in India began with the Lehendakari opening the Spain-India Tribune. …

The Basque Country and New Delhi to organise a seminar on sustainable urban development

The Lehendakari has met with the Indian Urban Development Minister who urged him to organise this event "to define collaboration areas" The Basque Government, in coordination with the Indian …

SPRI signs an agreement with Corporación Mondragón for Basque companies not part of the cooperative to be able to set up at its business park in India

The Lehendakari presided the signing of this partnership agreement aimed at "facilitating the setting up of Basque companies" on the Indian market. The Basque Government, through the SPRI and …

Internationalisation and multilocalisation, the way out of the downturn for an SME

RPK, the company from Vitoria, now operating on 3 continents thanks to its branching out to India where it has opened a plant in Pune RPK is a real "example" of how small and medium-sized companies …

The Lehendakari visits the DANOBAT construction plant in Pune

Mondragon Corporación forecasts that its sales in India will triple and be up from 40 million to 120 or 130 million by 2016 The Lehendakari, Patxi López, has visited the plant that Mondragón …

The Lehendakari meets the Chief Minister of Maharashtra (Mumbai)

The Basque Premier, Lehendakari Patxi López, today met the Chief Minister of Maharashtra (Mumbai), Prithviraj Chavan. The meeting lasted for around an hour when both leaders discussed the …

The Lehendakari reiterates the Basque Government's commitment to cooperation "despite the crisis"

The second day of the official visit to India has confirmed that the decisions taken in the Basque Country "help to provide a decent life to people" thousands of kilometres away The second day of …

The foreign policy of the Basque Government prioritises the internationalisation of companies

A Mondragón Corporación report reveals that multi-location companies have generated 26% more employment Basque companies have improved their presence on the preferential markets that they visited …

The Basque Government signs a partnership agreement with the State of Idaho

Following on from the setting up of the Euro-region, this is the second agreement to be signed with foreign regions The Basque Government is seeking to set up a network of regions and states to …

The Lehendakari to lead a trade mission to India in March

During his meeting with the Indian ambassador, the Lehendakari discussed the forthcoming trade trip The Asian country offers important opportunities for Basque companies The Indian Ambassador, …

The Basque Government leads reflection on future European cooperation for development, defending the role of local and regional authorities

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The Euroregion will enable the Basque Country to attain an “important position” within Europe

The Lehendakari and the President of Aquitaine, Alain Rousset, signed the constitution of the Aquitaine-Basque Country Euroregion Via the constitution of the Aquitaine-Basque Country Euroregion, an …

The Basque Government outlines its Open Data and transparency model for a Chilean delegation

Basque Government representatives outlined its Open Government and citizen participation model to a delegation made up of mayors and entrepreneurs from different towns in the Chilean region of La …

The Basque Country to have a Commercial Office in Germany

"The German market can deliver growth and jobs for the Basque business fabric" is what Iñigo Urkullu's government believes. It has therefore decided to open a new Commercial Office in Germany, …

The Lehendakari rounds off his visit to the European institutions with a meeting with the President of the European Council

The Lehendakari ended his two-day visit to the European institutions with a meeting with the President of the Council of Ministers of the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, who welcomed him at the …

The Lehendakari discusses with Barroso his Government plans, his commitment to the Union and the need for stimulus policies

The Lehendakari has embarked on his foreign agenda with a round of contacts with high-ranking representatives of European institutions. Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu, the Basque Premier, embarked on …

One billion euros for Basque industrial modernisation

Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu, the Basque Premier, maintained that, "despite the difficulties", the Basque Government is going to continue to support industry, research, development, advanced technology …

People, peace and self-government, the three commitments of the Government Programme of the Basque Government

Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu, the Basque Premier, has this morning unveiled the Government Programme for this parliamentary term. The Programme, entitled the "thousand day programme", covers a total of …

Jaialdi 2015 is looking for artists interested in performing at the largest Basque Festival in the United States

Jaialdi 2015 organizers have started preparations for the largest Basque Festival in the United States. The 2015 edition will take place between July 28 and August 2 in Boise, and the organizers are …