The Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Another Voyage in Basques’ New Age of Exploration
When the Smithsonian Folklife Festival begins June 29 in Washington, D.C., it will be the biggest stage Basques have ever had in the United States….
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The Move toward Creating a Community of the Northern Basque Country
by Eguzki Urteaga The institutionalization of the Northern Basque Country has entered into a decisive phase as a large majority of towns, representing more than…
Why Do We Want to Canonize Arizmendiarrieta?
by José Manuel Sinde The Person: Who was Arizmendiarrieta? José María Arizmendiarrieta is the Basque priest who inspired the Mondragon cooperative movement. He was born in 1915…
Txakoli, a Basque Wine Open to the World
A country that boasts its own personality and character must have elements and indigenous traditions that set it apart from neighboring countries. That is the…
Basques from the Southern Basque Region and the First World War: an Opportunity for Growth
by Eneko Bidegain. When World War I broke out, the majority of European countries became involved, one block against another. But there were also some…
An Essential Basque History, Written by a Non-Basque
One of the challenges of being Basque can be figuring out exactly what a Basque is. Is it somebody who speaks Basque? There are a…
Tecnalia: the Basque Technological Giant, a Reference Point for European Research
by David Vidorreta. Transforming knowledge into GDP. Summarized in these four words is Tecnalia Research & Innovation´s reason for being. Without getting lost in grandiloquent…
Udalbiltza – the Basque Country and Sovereignty
by Mertxe Aizpurua Arzallus. 1. About Udalbiltza Udalbiltza (an assembly of Basque towns, cities and councillors) is operational again. A meeting for its re-organization was held…
The Northern Basque Country is Getting Ready for the Next Municipal Elections
by Eguzki Urteaga. The next municipal elections in the Northern Basque Country will take place, as in the rest of the French territory, March 23…
Peace: Mission Not Yet Accomplished
by Imanol Murua Uria. It has been more than 22 months since three masked persons, speaking for the organization ETA, announced in a videotaped declaration…