Last week, the Basque Government’s Education Minister, Cristina Uriarte (PNV), appeared before this committee, and the three previous ones before her: Isabel Celaá (PSE), Tontxu Campos (EA) and Ángeles Iztueta (EA). To create surprises and more misgivings, they have spoken as if they had agreed to their statement that no suspicion or irregularity had been felt in their mandates, and that action was taken within the law. Of course, they have not taken political responsibility for public money fraud.
But such a mess cannot remain that way. The former Basque Government officials say that they did not encourage or support this practice of fraud, but they and the Executive themselves are at least politically responsible for their passivity, sluggishness and lack of control. It cannot be accepted that there are no officials and that the Education Counselor goes home quietly. The Commission should not unreasonably close the investigation of this millionaire fraud: the shadow of complicity with this business cartel would be too long.
From linguistics or glotophobia and, of course, hatred against Basque, we have often seen our Basque become the dandruff of all sticks. Last of all, the president of Kutxabank, Anton Arriola, has been shaking our language and giving us galantas.The President of Kutxabank,
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Do not look for this connection from Ezkio or Altsasu, let alone crossing the Ebro River through Castejón. The connection, or rather the connections, between the Basque Y and the AVE of Navarre is already a reality. It is these links in the plural that should concern us and... [+]
Don't make a fuss, don't confront, don't victimize... and obey. As oppressed subjects, in this case as Basques, we talk, how many times have we had to listen to them? Ironically, two years ago, at the Euskalale Independentiston Meeting, Esne Arzallus said: "We have arrived here,... [+]