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Monbar Apology Signals Renewed Reckoning as Basque Autumn Events Get Underway

Public bodies are linking formal acknowledgement of GAL-era harm with transport boosts, festivals and Euskara programming to draw residents into shared civic life.

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Overview

  • Gogora’s 40th‑anniversary Monbar Hotel exhibition opened in Donostia with Justice and Human Rights minister María Jesús San José apologizing to victims’ families, followed by a public roundtable that kept the discussion active this week.
  • The Gipuzkoan Gazte Tour lands in Aia on Saturday at 19:00 in Probalekua, with Lurraldebus reinforcing UK08 buses between Aia, Orio and Zarautz from 16:50 to 23:35 to ease attendance.
  • The 81st Zarautz Beach Football Championship senior competition is underway with 38 teams participating, including 13 women’s and 25 men’s sides.
  • Irun’s municipal Euskara service brings back a free Basque‑language children’s and youth film program at Ocine Mendibil from next weekend through late November, offering ten screenings with weekly online ticket releases.
  • Late‑October programming is set with Fagus Alkiza’s biodiversity days on October 25–26 featuring expert talks and a guided walk, Barakaldo’s Bunker fair on October 24–26 showcasing records, books, talks and concerts, and Usurbil’s Txalaparta Festa lunch registration closing Saturday ahead of the October 18 celebration.