MADRID (AP) — A small sport popular in Spain’s northern Basque Country has stirred up a political controversy that triggered court action and fanned the region's long-held feelings of nationalism.

Intellectuals in the Basque region became more visibly involved in efforts to denounce the organization, which appears to be part of the reason they are among the targets of ETA now.

The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and EH Bildu ("Basque Country Unite") both earned 27 seats, falling well short of the 38 needed for a majority in the regional parliament. But the PNV garnered ...

The vehicles highlighted the Basque region’s role in modernizing Spanish society from the 1960s to the ’80s, during the final years of the Franco dictatorship and the beginning of the country ...

The Basque Country in Spain had a birth rate of 6.2 (births per 1,000 inhabitants) for 2022 according to the statistics office Eustat, the lowest since 1975, and lower than Spain’s rate of 6.9 ...

Spain's Basque region holds separatist rally ALVARO BARRIENTOS Associated Press Oct 22, 2011 Oct 22, 2011 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Often a stage host during Itzulia Basque Country, in 2023 the region's capital Vitoria ...

The Basque Country, also known as Euskadi, maintains a strong cultural identity and traditions in a region once scarred by violence. The Basque separatist movement began in the late 1950s and was ...

MADRID (AP) — A small sport popular in Spain ’s northern Basque Country has stirred up a political controversy that triggered court action and fanned the region's long-held feelings of ...