Overview
- Etxepare Euskal Institutua marks its 15th anniversary in Paris on Nov. 19–20, with a minority-languages congress at Sorbonne Nouvelle and a main event at the French National Library.
- The Nov. 19 ceremony at the BnF will feature addresses by Lehendakari Imanol Pradales, Deputy Lehendakari Ibone Bengoetxea, BnF president Gilles Pecout and Etxepare director Irene Larraza, alongside a bespoke artistic program.
- The 2024 Metro Bilbao literary-art panels have been relocated to Donostia’s Okendo hall, installing 20 large-format works with QR codes that link visitors directly to Donostia Kultura library loans.
- In bertsolaritza, Aitor Bizkarra and Aitor Etxebarriazarraga are mathematically qualified for the Bizkaiko final scheduled for Dec. 20 at Casilla after the last semifinal in Markina-Xemein.
- Nafarroa’s field is set after Joanes Illarregi secured his place in Tafalla, with the championship final to be held Nov. 29 at Nafarroa Arena; Irura, meanwhile, has lined up Nov. 25 events against gender violence and CMO Valves Lauburu tops its league after a derby win.