Overview
- At a public colloquium in central Bilbao, PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo vowed a relationship of “sincerity, communication and respect” with Sabin Etxea.
- Prominent PNV and Basque Government figures attended, including Aitor Esteban, Andoni Ortuzar, Mireya López Esteban, vicelehendakari Ibone Bengoetxea and consejero Jauregi.
- Both parties presented the appearance as a deliberate gesture to make a new phase visible after years of limited contact.
- Feijóo highlighted overlap on economic priorities and said he would keep a fluid rapport with the Basque Government while respecting the Statute of Gernika and foral laws.
- The event marked a symbolic thaw with no formal agreements announced and left open whether renewed dialogue will yield concrete policy outcomes.