The Bilbao metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bilbao and the region of Greater Bilbao. Lines 1 and 2 have a "Y" shape,as they transit both banks of the river Ibaizabal and then combine to form one line that ends in the south of Bilbao. Line 3 has a "V" shape connecting the municipality of Etxebarri with the Bilbao neighbourhood of Matiko;the apex of the "V" is Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo station,where all three current lines meet. The metro is connected with the Bilbao tram,Bilboko Aldiriak,Euskotren Trena,Feve,Renfe long-distance trains,and Bilbao's bus station. All three lines use metre gauge.
Santurtzi is a port town in the province of Biscay,in the autonomous community of Basque Country,Spain. It is located in the Bilbao Abra bay,near the mouth of the Nervión river,on its left bank,14 km downriver from Bilbao and forms part of the Greater Bilbao agglomeration. It has a population of 45,853 (2019) and a land area of 6.77 km2.
In the run up to the 2019 Spanish local elections,various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in local entities in Spain. Results of such polls for municipalities and the three foral deputations in the Basque Country are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous local elections,held on 24 May 2015,to the day the next elections were held,on 26 May 2019.
Asti Leku Ikastola is a Basque private school,created in 1963,located in Portugalete (Biscay). It currently has 1,800 students (approx.) and is one of the largest private schools in the Basque Autonomous Community and in the whole Basque Country.
Bizkaia Talent is a public body,attached to the Department of Economic Promotion of the Foral Government of Biscay,established as a talent recruitment agency,with the aim of attracting,linking and retaining highly qualified people in the innovation and knowledge process. It is a talent recruitment agency,and its field of work is the talent management.
The 2024 Basque regional election was held on Sunday,21 April 2024,to elect the 13th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
In the run up to the 2015 Spanish local elections,various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in local entities in Spain. Results of such polls for municipalities and the three foral deputations in the Basque Country are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls is from the previous local elections,held on 22 May 2011,to the day the next elections were held,on 24 May 2015.
Gotzone Sagardui is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. As of 8 September 2020,she serves as Minister of Health in the Third Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu. She previously served as city councillor in Bilbao from 2017 to 2020,also serving as deputy mayor from 2019. She was a Member of the Basque Parliament from 2016 to 2017. She holds a degree in Medicine from the University of the Basque Country.
Miren Karmele Azkarate Villar is a politician,professor of Basque philology,university lecturer and full member of the Royal Academy of the Basque Language. She was Minister of Culture and spokesperson for the Basque Government.
María Ereña Larrea is a Spanish singer and musician.
The BAI Performing Arts Training Center or BAI Stage Training Center is a drama school or drama institution in Bilbao,Spain.
Estela Celdrán is a Spanish actress,dramaturge and theatre director.
Imanol Pradales Gil is a Basque politician and sociologist from Spain,member of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). After leading his party in the 2024 regional election,he is expected to become the next Lehendakari.
Elixabete Etxanobe Landajuela is a Spanish lawyer and politician from the Basque Country affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party. Since 2023,she serves as the General Deputy (President) of the Foral Council of Bizkaia. She is the first woman to hold the position. She previously held various second rank positions in the Basque Government under president Iñigo Urkullu (2013-2021),and joined the Foral Council of Bizkaia in 2021 under General Deputy Unai Rementeria,serving as foral deputy of Public Administration and Institutional Relations until 2023.
Leixuri Arrizabalaga Arruza is a Basque lawyer and politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. She started her political career at a young age as town councillor in her hometown Gatika. She was a member of the Basque Parliament for Biscay from 2012 to 2023,and also served as mayor of Gatika from 2015 to 2021. She was her party's leading candidate for Biscay in the 2020 Basque Parliament election. In 2023 she was appointed to the Provincial Council of Biscay,serving as foral deputy of Basque Language,Culture and Sport and government spokesperson under Deputy General (president) Elixabete Etxanobe.
Alba María García Martín is a Spanish psychologist,anti-racism activist,and politician.
María López Belloso is a Basque lawyer,jurist,human rights activist and writer.
Inmaculada Arias Ergueta is a Basque journalist and politician.
Ricardo Vaquero Moreno,known as Richar Vaquero,is a Basque social educator,educational psychologist and politician.
Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez is a Spanish politician from the Basque Country. As the group leader for the Coalition for a Solidary Europe (CEUS) she was elected a Member of the European Parliament in the 2024 European Parliament election in Spain. From 2011 to 2023,she was a city councillor in Bilbao,for the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).
