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Brussels has a Basque Center again: Bruselako Euskal Etxea, recognized yesterday by the Basque Government

12/28/2011

Logo of Brussel's Euskal Etxea (BEE), the European capital's Basque club

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After a little more than five years without a euskal etxea, Brussels has returned to the list of European cities that have a Basque center, after the Bruselako Euskal Etxea was recognized yesterday by the Governing Council of Eusko Jaurlaritza as a new entity of meeting and activities for the Basques in the community. The former center was decommissioned in 2004. The new organization, now officially recognized, took its first steps at the end of last year. Zorionak eta ongi etorri!

Vitoria-Gasteiz. The Basque Government held its weekly meeting yesterday, Tuesday, of its
Governing Council and recognized Bruselako Euskal Etxea (BEE) as a Basque Center, with its headquarters in Brussels Belgium, applying the benefits of the Law 8/1994, of May 27th, regarding relations with Collectivities and Basque Centers abroad.

In this way the European capital returns to having a recognized Basque center after the former entity, the Txalaparta Euskal Etxea, was decommissioned and dropped from the rolls a little more than seven years ago.

EuskalKultura.com published an article on the club two weeks ago that explains more about its history and its formation. See article here.

On the other hand, the Basque Government has a Delegation of Euskadi, institutional representative office in Brussels, with Marta Marín as its delegate.

-Bruselako Euskal Etxea’s website: www.bruselako.be -BEE’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/bruselako