About: Basque Country
Basque country leads way in implementing global development goals
While the sustainable development agenda took a back seat during the pandemic, one region in Spain pressed ahead with creating an 'ecosystem for sustainable development goals' to reach global goals locally. To take a closer look, EURACTIV spoke with Marta Marín, delegate of the Basque Country's mission to the EU.
Spain-France border town sees marked increase in migrants
With migrant arrivals to Spain's southern shores on the rise, a lot of them are heading north to the border town of Irun, some sleeping rough as they wait to cross into neighbouring France, locals and officials said.
Basque terrorist group ETA acknowledges harm caused, apologises to victims
Basque terrorist group ETA acknowledge on Friday (20 April) the harm it had caused, saying it was directly responsible for the suffering of the Basque people and apologised to the victims. EURACTIV’s partner efe-epa reports from San Sebastian, Spain.
New language protocol seeks to level linguistic playing field
More than a hundred ambassadors representing 25 minority European languages signed a protocol guaranteeing linguistic rights this weekend. EURACTIV Spain reports.
EU court rules Basque police can discriminate recruits on age
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the Basque Country's police force can vet potential recruits based on their age, citing physical performance as the deciding factor. EURACTIV Spain reports.
Spanish promotion of regional languages did not breach state aid rules
The European Commission cleared Spain on Tuesday (21 September) of any wrongdoing after investigating its granting of public subsidies to regional language schemes. EURACTIV Spain reports.
Language discrimination rife across EU
Calls for legislation to be drawn up or even for a Language Commissioner to be appointed have been made, in order to combat a rising number of discrimination cases across the European Union.