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Debt crisis

Spain had to pay around 5 percent to attract buyers of three- and four-year bonds. Photo

Spain beset by bank crisis, recession, bond pressure

Social network

Twitter will be available in Basque language.

Twitter translation center now open for Basque language

Basque language is the second most tweeted minority language on Twitter. More than 7000 Twitter account holders post their tweets mostly...

Austerity measures

Spanish parliament to approve spending cuts in education and health

The measures include hikes in what people covered by the state health system pay for medicines over the counter and increases...

Business

Analysis

Greece, France, Italy, Spain infected by 'bank savings exodus'

Reuters

It is not only Greeks who are worried about their savings. Data shows depositors have also taken flight from banks in Belgium,...

SPORT NEWS

Soccer

Dani Alves. Photo: EFE

Dani Alves out for up to eight weeks, to miss King's Cup final

Reuters

Dani Alves will be out of action for up to two months after having surgery on a fractured right collarbone sustained during training on...

Cycling

Giro d'Italia

Ferrari scores unexpected stage win in Montecatini Terme

Reuters

Ferrari's victory came five days after Columbian team mate Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez had taken a solo win in Porto Sant'Elpidio...

Soccer

Montanier to continue as Real Sociedad coach next season

This season, the Basques finished 12th with 47 points, eight points behind the Europa League zone and six above the relegation...

Basque Country Live

Bilbao Fine Arts Museum joins Google Art Project

140-plus artworks from the Museum collection have been photographed in high resolution for inclusion...
Black Eyed peas Basque wedding video becomes Youtube sensation

Fran and Edurne, two newlyweds, are welcomed by some Basque dancers who were expected to dance an aurresku...
San Sebastian among TripAdvisor's top 15 destinations 'on the rise'

The 'beautiful beaches' of Ondarreta and Zurriola, La Concha bay, seafood restaurants and traditional...
Tolosa Carnival: Days of feast and parody

The nights between the winter and summer solstices were long in the Basque farmhouses. They needed several...
Basques sing in honour of St Agatha

On the eve of St Agatha's, hundreds of choirs in several Basque villages and cities, dress up in typical...
Zanpantzarrak flood Ituren and Zubieta with the sound of cowbells

The carnivals held in the villages of Ituren and Zubieta are among the most popular in the Basque Country...
New Basque restaurant 'Donostia' to open in London

Former Barrafina head chef Tomasz Baranski, who has also worked at restaurants Fino and Brindisa for a...
Basque firm launches Basque Country surf guide app

The surf guide of the Basque Country aims to provide surfers with the location of the most important Basque...
Video calls Basque-Americans to learn Basque, join the conversation

N.A.B.O.'s 'Join the Conversation, learn Basque' video targets to promote Basque language lessons in the...
'It takes three hams before you can slice it properly'

Erasmus student Meryl Geugies met expert ham cutter Sylvain Foucaud. Cutting ham by hand is a skill lost...
Pintxos take to the Runway

Cook & Fashion held its 8th Edition on December 1st at San Sebastian's Palacio Miramar.
Restless traveler launches Basque Country Cuisine app

The Basque Country: Cuisine and Culture guide application is available in both iPhone and iPad format
US couple enjoy 'authentic' Basque wedding in San Sebastian

Bob and Deirdre Badal, from California, chose Donostia-San Sebastian as the setting for their intimate...