The art was worth $4.3 million, but even that was not enough to cover the entire owed amount, said authorities in Spain’s Basque Country. In another plot twist, the paintings and engravings theoretically belonged to a private art foundation
Tourists in Istanbul are lining up at pastry shops and cafés to get a taste of the renowned dessert invented at La Viña restaurant in San Sebastián, Spain.
Speaking at a demonstration on Sunday, the great uncle of the victim, Álex, questioned why the alleged murderer Francisco Javier Almeida had been released from prison, where he was serving a sentence for another killing
‘We are incredibly sorry for the suffering and we commit to mitigating it,’ say Arnaldo Otegi of the EH Bildu party and the general secretary of Sortu, Arkaitz Rodríguez
The Basque Country wants the extraordinary measure to remain in place as it tackles a surge in coronavirus cases, but the executive is counting on the Covid-19 vaccination drive to flatten the curve
Galicia is bringing forward its curfew and closing hours for hostelry establishment, while La Rioja is locking down Logroño and Navarre is banning smoking on terraces
A group of teens has drawn praise from Spain’s politicians after volunteering to help deal with the fallout of street disturbances in the northern city of Logroño
The regional government has also ordered the closure of all bars and restaurants after the incidence rate of the virus reached 945 cases per 100,000 inhabitants
During the nine-day fiestas in Santurtzi, northern Spain, the local council put on a minibus service complete with security guards to get members of the public home safely
Basque nationalists also express puzzlement at decision by independence parties to veto Catalan Socialist Party’s Miquel Iceta as speaker of the upper house
The group, which waged a violent campaign for independence that cost the lives of 829 people, has been seeking international support before making the announcement