Bilbao
- Jun 30
Basque courts suspend zero grades in language exam for university access, EHU vows to appeal
Several Bilbao courts have ordered the University of the Basque Country to disregard the zero grades given to dozens of students in the Basque language entrance exam, pending a full review. The university says the ruling is impossible to implement and will appeal.
- Jun 22
Spain’s heatwave intensifies with red alert in Basque Country and 42°C highs forecast
A new surge of hot air from the south pushes temperatures to extreme levels across the peninsula and Balearic Islands, placing 14 regions under heat warnings and triggering a red alert in the Basque Country.
- Jun 21
Spain’s first summer heat wave reaches 43 °C, red alert in Basque Country, and labor inspectors notify 113,000 businesses
An intense heat wave marks the start of summer in Spain, with the Basque Country under a rare red alert as temperatures surge toward 44 °C. Aemet warns of dangerously high day and night temperatures through midweek, while the Labor Inspectorate sends over 113,000 notices to outdoor employers.
- Jun 19
Spain faces first heatwave of the summer with temperatures set to reach 45°C and tropical nights
A mass of Saharan air will drive Spain's first heatwave of 2026, with thermometers expected to climb above 40°C across wide areas and reach 45°C in spots like Badajoz. Night-time temperatures will not fall below 20°C in many regions.
- Jun 17
Sixty students score zero in Basque PAU exam; Basque Government and EHU clash over review
Around 60 students from Spanish-speaking schools received a zero in the Basque language exam of the university entrance test, triggering protests and an emergency meeting between the Basque Government and the University of the Basque Country.
- Jun 16
Nearly 60 students get zero on Basque exam from same tribunal, sparking Bilbao protests
Around 60 students who took the Basque language and literature test in Spain's university entrance exams received a score of zero, all assessed by the same examining tribunal, prompting demonstrations outside the Engineering School in Bilbao.
- Jun 13
40,000 gather in Bilbao for Iberdrola's 125th anniversary with record drone show and free concerts
Iberdrola celebrated its 125th anniversary in its birthplace Bilbao with a six-hour music festival and a 1,500-drone aerial display, the largest ever seen in Spain.
- Jun 13
Spain on yellow alert as temperatures hit 38°C, tropical nights set in and severe thunderstorms threaten the northwest
Temperatures will soar to 38°C in southern Spain on Saturday, with yellow warnings across ten regions, tropical nights along the Mediterranean coast and severe thunderstorms expected in the northwest, according to Aemet.
- May 30
Spanish PP leader Tellado demands PNV withdraw support from Sánchez's 'mafia' government, calls for immediate elections
Miguel Tellado, secretary-general of Spain's Partido Popular, escalated political tensions in Bilbao on Saturday by branding Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a 'mafia boss' and demanding the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) immediately withdraw its parliamentary support, calling the situation a 'democratic emergency'.
- May 28
PNV's Esteban declares Spanish legislature 'finished,' demands early elections but rules out no-confidence motion
Basque Nationalist Party president Aitor Esteban declared Spain's legislature has "reached its end" and called on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to dissolve parliament and hold elections in 2026, while firmly rejecting any no-confidence motion.
- May 26
PNV and Junts Tighten the Screws on Sánchez but Reject a No-Confidence Motion, Preferring an Early Election
The Basque PNV and Catalan Junts are intensifying pressure on Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez over the Zapatero scandal, but both parties are cooling on a formal no-confidence motion, fearing it would benefit their rivals and force them into an alliance with the far-right.
