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Basque Premier Iñigo Urkullu. Photo: EITB

PNV would repeat win if elections were held now

The Socialist party would lose a seat that would be won by Ezker Anitza-IU. The remainder parties in the Basque parliament...

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Challenge to Rajoy

Spain's former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar

Spain's former PM Aznar suggests political comeback

Reuters

In a rare interview on Spanish tv since leaving power in 2004 and handpicking Rajoy as his successor in the centre-right PP, Aznar called...

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Resolution

Basque Parliament declares that there are no 'political prisoners'

Opposition parties PSE-EE, PP and UpyD voted for the resolution, that was rejected by EH Bildu. Ruling party PNV abstained.

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Ondarroa

Basque police arrest Abertzale Left militant Urtza Alkorta

A Supreme Court ruling ratified earlier this month a five-year sentence to Urtza Alkorta for collaboration with ETA. She...

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Internationalisation Strategy

The Basque Country will have a commercial office in Germany

Irekia

According to the Basque Government's Minister for Economic Development, Germany has been one of the main partners of the...

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Internationalization

Basque Government to boost internationalization of firms

Iñigo Urkullu presented some of the most important Basque firms with a Basque Government program that seeks to boos the...

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New rules on construction

Spain coastal law revamp sparks fears of new construction wave

Reuters

The new rules reduce the area where construction is completely banned from 100 to 20 metres from the coastline, with building...

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Bateragune trial

Diez, Otegi's leave granted for appeal to Constitutional Court

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Constitutional Court

Spain's High Court suspends Catalonia's resolution on sovereignty

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Spain hit by crisis

Mariano Rajoy claims austerity measures and reforms are paying off

Conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told Parliament on Wednesday that Spain was no longer close to a financial abyss...

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Spain's interior minister

Six suspects formed the core of ETA's logistical system, minister says

According to the Interior minister, the operation dismantled the running of safe houses, the providing of stolen vehicles...

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Spain graft scandal

Swiss open criminal investigation linked to Barcenas secret papers

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Police operation

France arrest six suspected ETA members of the logistical network

Basque PM Iñigo Urkullu offers PSE-EE and PP "stability agreement"

The Basque Premier promised to look for an "stability agreement" with opposition parties PSE-EE and PP...
Spain hopes to cut the deficit to 6.3 percent of annual GDP this year

The government forecasts the economy will contract 1.3 percent in 2013, instead of 0.5 percent as originally...
ETA member Mikel Carrera Sarobe sentenced to life in prison

Saioa Sanchez was sentenced to 28 years while Asier Bengoa was found innocent of the murder charges but...
Basque Government withdraws 2013 budget bill, will use 2012's

The Basque administration ruled out presenting a new budget bill considering it was not going to receive...
Spain to announce raft of reforms, new growth targets

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will present a package of reforms he want to have implemented by 2015 in...
Urkullu finishes official tour with meeting with Van Rompuy

The Basque Premier rounded off his official visit to the European institutions with a meeting with the...