Imanol Pradales
president of the Basque Government
Photo: EAJ-PNV Gipuzkoa, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 1
Mercedes-Benz and Basque government invest €181 million in flexible Vitoria plant
A 181 million euro public-private plan will adapt the Vitoria-Gasteiz factory to build electric and combustion vans on flexible lines over the next three years.
- Jun 13
40,000 gather in Bilbao for Iberdrola's 125th anniversary with record drone show and free concerts
Iberdrola celebrated its 125th anniversary in its birthplace Bilbao with a six-hour music festival and a 1,500-drone aerial display, the largest ever seen in Spain.
- May 28
PNV's Esteban declares Spanish legislature 'finished,' demands early elections but rules out no-confidence motion
Basque Nationalist Party president Aitor Esteban declared Spain's legislature has "reached its end" and called on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to dissolve parliament and hold elections in 2026, while firmly rejecting any no-confidence motion.
- May 26
PNV and Junts Tighten the Screws on Sánchez but Reject a No-Confidence Motion, Preferring an Early Election
The Basque PNV and Catalan Junts are intensifying pressure on Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez over the Zapatero scandal, but both parties are cooling on a formal no-confidence motion, fearing it would benefit their rivals and force them into an alliance with the far-right.
