- The committee of Korrika del Casco Viejo de Bilbao has denounced a fine of EUR 1,500 imposed by the City Council by the unauthorized organisation of an initiative. This action was classified as a serious infraction by the City Council, and the residents have defended the use of public space in the area.
Several residents of the Casco Viejo met to make the appearance and file a complaint about the initiative organized in the framework of the Korrika. On March 20, several agents joined to decorate the neighborhood through the Korrika commission of the Casco Viejo. Under the motto “Harro Herri”, in the Plaza de Santiago, listening to Euskaldun music, banners and flags were prepared in the 23rd. About the race.
However, in August, the City Council sent a notification to the Zaharrean Berri Party Commission and considered that the implementation of this initiative without authorization constituted a serious infringement and was therefore fined.
The City Council of Bilbao has imposed a fine of 1,501€ on the Committee of Fiestas del Casco Viejo for the placement of posters, banners and banderines in the passage of the Korrika for the neighborhood: pic.twitter.com/scjSyJG6BE
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The Festivities Commission has stated that the fine is "unacceptable" and has denounced that the City Hall does not ask for permits for major macro-tourism initiatives, as they are encouraged. The neighbours have therefore defended the popular use of public space and have stressed that the agents of the Casco Viejo de Bilbao will continue to work to recover the streets.
In addition, the cross Zaharrean berri has been organized by 1 December, which will soon give more details of the new edition.