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Spain's oldest nuclear plant

Nuclear plant of Garoña.

Nuclear operator Nuclenor considering maintaining Garoña plant open

Spanish Banks rescue

Spain is expected to develop tougher rules to force lenders to recognize more bad debts. Photo: EFE

IMF staff to visit Spain next week for third bank report

Reuters

The IMF's monitoring is part of a deal agreed to with Spain in July, and the fund will present a report about its findings on June 3.

Basque Country 2013 data

Two thirds of the population aged 15 and over are Internet users

Eustat

According to the Basque statistics office Eustat, 38.9% of the population who use the Internet make online purchases.

Life

Day against Homophobia

One in four homosexuals in Europe have been attacked or threatened

The survey of 93,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people showed that more than 80 percent of the group are verbally...

SPORTS NEWS

Soccer

Spanish soccer league

Real Sociedad players celebrating the goal. Photo: EFE

Real Sociedad defeat Sevilla 1-2 to remain in control of fourth place

Real Sociedad remained ahead of fifth-place Valencia on head-to-head goal difference and in control of Spain's last Champions League spot...

Soccer

Spanish soccer league

Ibai's late goal gives Athletic 1-2 win, sends Zaragoza to danger zone

News Agencies

Helder Postiga had given Zaragoza an early lead. Fernando Llorente scrambled an equaliser and in added time Ibai Gomez...

Soccer

Spanish soccer league

Defeat at Granada leaves Osasuna two points above relegation zone

Granada stayed undefeated in five consecutive games and rose seven points clear of the relegation zone, while Osasuna was...

Basque Country Live

Basque twin brothers video becomes Youtube sensation

Twin brother and sister Danel and María had just been born a few minutes ago and were taken to a thermal...
Vagabrothers look back on best moments from Basque Country

As the Vagabrothers prepare to go to London, they look back on their best moments from the Basque Country....
Piperade's chef Gerald Hirigoyen star of new Volkswagen commercial

Gerald Hirigoyen is one of the most renowned chefs of San Francisco, owns a Basque restaurant and a tapas...
California brothers show off San Sebastian to win round-the-world trip

Mark and Alex Ayling show off 24 epic hours in 'Europe's coolest city' that hope will make them winners...
'Linguae Vasconum Primitiae', in Arabic, Rumanian, Chinese and Quichua

Bernat Etxepare's book of verses is already available in Galician, Catalan, Spanish, English, French,...
Bilbao airport among USA Today's 'World's most beautiful airports'

Its resemblance to a dove, the steel and concrete structure and the healthy dose of natural sunlight throughout...
Donostia-San Sebastian, Mecca for food lovers

San Sebastian, in the Basque Country, is known as one of the major culinary capitals of the world and...
Welcome to Herri Kirolak

Time magazine has published a photographic documentary on herri kirolak, the rural sports of the Basques,...
Alava wine wins best value red wine award of the year

Luis Cañas Rioja Crianza 2009, produced in the Basque Country´s province of Alava, has been voted as...
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...
San Sebastian-Donostia becomes a popular movie location

The city´s streets and other locations provided settings for 85 productions last year, bringing in an...
Elena Arzak to open 'Ametsa' restaurant in London

The Basque chef will take a touch of the three-star Basque magic of her family restaurant to the UK in...
Eva M. Wheeler wins Etxepare Basque Institute photo contest

Both, the student and her teacher will be awarded: the first one with an intensive Basque course during...
Facebook turns the spotlight into the Basques and their Diaspora

Nowadays, maintaining instantaneous and reliable connectivity with loved ones back home is a dream come...
Donostia restaurant opens in London, flag bearer for Basque cuisine

Melody Adams and Nemanja Borjanovic open on Wednesday the Basque restaurant Donostia in London, a 40-seat...
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...
Basque entity launches campaign to ask for doodle of Basque language

Those who want Google to create a doodle or own icon for the Basque Language next December 3 on the occasion...
Guardian columnist Dan Lepard opens new bakery in San Sebastian

The bakery is filled with artisan breads and cakes made by an expert: but there's one catch. Whether business...
Bilbao Fine Arts Museum joins Google Art Project

140-plus artworks from the Museum collection have been photographed in high resolution for inclusion...
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...
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...