04/25/2019

The Etxepare Basque Institute has opened a call for five lecturers who will teach Basque language and culture in universities in Germany, Ireland, Poland, and Japan. These include Freie in Berlin and Goethe in Frankfurt , Germany; at the University of Cork in Ireland, the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznán Poland, and finally the TUFS University in Tokyo, Japan.
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04/25/2019

The Honorable Chamber of Deputies in the Province of Buenos Aires honored people and institutions that have achieved a better quality of life through sports at yesterday’s World Day of Physical Activity event. In this context, they honored the work done at the Euskal Etxea in La Plata and its Blind Soccer Team which has achieved an outstanding level, locally and nationally, coordinated by Nahuel ...
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04/24/2019

The scene repeats every year, a day enjoyed by a large number of people, particularly in the Diaspora where it holds a special significance. Aberri Eguna, or Day of the Basque Homeland is traditionally celebrated on Easter Sunday, although in the Diaspora many Basque clubs hold events on the following days and weekends. Some clubs host events at their headquarters, while others take to the streets, and ...
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04/24/2019

The Buenos Aires International Book Fair will run April 25-May 13, 2019. Representing the Basque community, the Basque-Argentine Juan de Garay Foundation will be at stand #2123 in the Yellow Pavilion where there will be books by many authors for sale, as well as Basque products and souvenirs. The stand will also show promotional videos of Euskal Herria and respond to questions regarding surnames ...
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04/23/2019

As we published in a prior article about Aberri Eguna, Day of the Basque Homeland is celebrated by many Basque clubs around the world. As on prior occasions, some clubs celebrated Aberri Eguna last Sunday, while several more will do so in the coming days and weekends. Among those celebrating last Sunday was the Euskal Etxea in El Salvador, whose members met at the clubhouse in the capital city of San ...
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04/23/2019

Since leaving the front lines of politics, Lehendakari Ibarretxe has dedicated himself to teaching workshops and giving talks at universities as well as other forums around the world, links many times to the Agirre Lehendakaria Center, working on themes like the articulation of Euskadi and its place in Europe, and sustainable development. In this contest, he visited UCSB and gave a talk on April 2nd, invited ...
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04/23/2019

The Urrundik Association in Parana is celebrating its 19th anniversary with lunch for members and friends. The celebration also coincided with the 29th anniversary of the “Presencia Vasca” radio program, directed by the tireless Federico Borras. “Presencia Vasca” airs every Sunday from 11am-noon on FM University 105.7 and can also be heard online on its website ...
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04/19/2019

Aberri Eguna is every year the main celebration for the Basque community in Cuba. From Havana, Renato Garcia Egusquiza, president of the Basque-Navarrese Charities Association (AVNB), announced that this year they also organized a program in the days leading up to Aberri Eguna. The program includes talks, the “Basques in Cuba, Images that Show It” exhibit, as well as the possibility ...
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04/19/2019

The traditional “La Huella de España” (Spanish Footprint) Festival in Havana dedicated this year's 28th edition to the Basque Country. The program included Basque singer from Bilbao, Tontxu and exhibitions of Basque pilota, film, as well as the world debut of the piece “Encierro” by the Irene Rodriguez Spanish Dance Company, performances by the Spanish Ballet of Cuba, Spanish ...
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04/17/2019

The second edition of the meeting of Collectivities in La Pampa took place on Sunday, April 7th and included a surprise that delighted the organizers: twice the number of people attending than in 2018. The local Basque club remarked that some 30,000 people attended the Festival that included booths by Italians, Venezuelans, Basques, Bolivians, Germans and Arabs who operated their food places and ...
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