In Pamplona, stopped at a traffic light. In front, the Villavesa. Behind him, a gigantic announcement: A bottle of Zoco Patxaran with a motto: “What unites us” (What truly unites us). I was thoughtful, with the vague and inextricable suspicion that I had read that phrase elsewhere. Oh, yeah! Old motto of Euskaltel: “What unites us.” However, the patxaran navarro has added “real”. I guess it will have its meaning, that perhaps the Euskaltel was not reliable or...

Some ties started spinning in my head. It seems that Patxaran unites us to the Navarros, Euskaltel unites us to all the Basques, or to the communities? How to forget that orange tide that represented us on the Tour de France, so fond of sport, so friendly and transversal – that is, between classes, apolitical, natural...-?

We Navarros know very well where the pacharán Zoco comes from: Founded by Ambrosio Velasco (son of the lords of Viana), representative of the Francoist Deputation and required of the Civil War, became synonymous with the pacharán Zoco: “Don’t say Zoco, say patxaran!”

The Basques, especially those in the community, should know where Euskaltel comes from. In 1996, the pact between Ibarretxe and Mayor Oreja gave Aznar his first investiture. Among the contents, the authorization of the State for the creation of Euskaltel. In exchange, the PNV allowed this first black mandate of pp. Euskaltel is born as a public telecommunications company, under the control of the Basque Government and the savings banks that are still public, and it becomes the brightest Basque symbol, in the Olympus of Tourmalet and the technology companies. The Basques, listen, we have a company of which we are proud!

Of course, the revolving doors started to turn, starting with the company presidents (Ardanza), to reach the full board of directors: The magic finger of the PNV. But since the paths of capitalism are unimaginable, the privatization approved by the Basque Parliament led to the dismissal of workers and the end of public control. However, the Basque symbol, “What Unites Us,” remained alive, and the direction started to win benefits, millions – 9.2 for Alberto García Erauzkin.

Currently, Euskaltel is in the hands of the March family, which financed the Civil War to Franco, and the international vultures, and its headquarters is at risk of emigrating from Euskal Herria, just as the Velasco family sold its symbol to Pernod.

Our beautiful orange tide has followed the trail of the Zoco.

Symbols of all, benefits for a few.

What really unites us?

Cum on both sides of Leitzaran.