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    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      News in-depthSpanish politics
      The ex-Eta terrorist bringing down Pedro Sánchez in Spain

      Spanish premier’s election campaign hurt by decision to rely on Basque separatists in parliament

    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      ReviewFT Magazine
      My quest to find the oldest bit of steak in Basque Country

      Tenderness and butteriness have always been the hallmarks of great steak. Basque chefs do things differently

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      FT MagazineTim Hayward
      Restaurante Victor Montes, Bilbao: ‘No one understands steak like the Basques’ — restaurant review

      A pintxos restaurant in the Basque Country serving near perfect T-bones, sirloins and txuleton beef

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      How To Spend It In...
      A surfer’s guide to the Basque Country with Natxo González

      Where to catch the best waves (and pintxos) around Bilbao

      Natxo González on Mundaka Beach
    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
      Travel
      With a bike, you can conquer countries and continents

      Two-wheeled odysseys may feel daunting — but just a few hours in the saddle can take you from one world to another

      Tim Moore and his bike beneath a statue in Seville
    • Friday, 22 April, 2022
      ReviewArts
      A requiem to the great age of automobiles is . . . absolutely gorgeous

      Guggenheim Bilbao’s exhibition is stuck in the past and tone-deaf to present realities, but seductive nonetheless

      A gleaming green car which looks like a torpedo
    • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
      Martin Wolf
      Lessons in ‘levelling up’ from the Basque country

      When it comes to regeneration, the success of this old industrial region is worth examining

      James Ferguson illustration of Martin Wolf’s column ‘Lessons in ‘levelling up’ from the Basque country’
    • Friday, 12 July, 2019
      FT Magazine
      Why Basques and Catalans see independence differently

      Separatists from Spain’s minority nations have undergone a role reversal in recent years

    • Friday, 10 May, 2019
      FT Magazine
      This is probably the best fish restaurant in the world

      Elkano in Spain has been serving exceptional fish since 1964. Wendell Steavenson discovers the secret of fin-to-tail eating

      Fresh mackerel
    • Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
      Inside BusinessSarah Gordon
      Basque region turns on the charm to tempt London’s leavers

      Europeans looking to quit the UK are those who employers can least afford to lose

      La Salve Bridge and Guggenheim Museum. Bilbao
    • Wednesday, 2 May, 2018
      European separatism
      Eta announces dissolution and ends campaign for Basque independence

      Separatist group formally disbands after declaring ceasefire in 2011

      (FILES) In this file photo grabbed on Gara.net on October 20, 2011 shows three ETA militants dressed in black shirts with white hoods over theIR heads and black berets making a declaration in an undisclosed location. Basque separatist group ETA announced it was fully disbanding, the final step to the definitive end of its deadly decades-long independence campaign, in a letter published on May 2, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / GARA.NET / - / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / GARA.NET" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS -/AFP/Getty Images
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2017
      FT AlphavilleKadhim Shubber
      The former CEO of fallen tech unicorn Ve Interactive has filed for bankruptcy
    • Monday, 30 October, 2017
      The FT ViewWorld
      Healing the wounds of secessionism in Spain

      Mariano Rajoy is right to dismiss Catalonia’s government and call elections

      Anti-independence supporters shout slogans and wave Spanish flags as they march against the unilateral declaration of independence approved earlier by the Catalan parliament in downtown Barcelona Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. Catalan lawmakers voted Friday to secede from Spain, shortly before Spain's Senate approved a request by the central government to take direct control of Catalonia's affairs.(AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
    • Tuesday, 18 July, 2017
      David Gardner
      Rajoy is cutting it fine with his Catalonian intervention

      The Spanish premier’s offer on fiscal autonomy may be too little, too late

      FILE. In this Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 file photo, people wave "estelada" flags, that symbolize Catalonia's independence, during a demonstration calling for the independence of Catalonia, in Barcelona, Spain. Catalonia's regional government chose October 1st for a referendum on a split from Spain, stepping up the confrontation with central authorities who see the vote as illegal. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
    • Friday, 7 July, 2017
      FT Magazine
      Chef Nieves Barragán’s favourite spots in the Basque Country

      Where to find steaks cooked over wood fire and ceps that are as big as an arm

      Ordizia market
    • Friday, 9 June, 2017
      FT SeriesFood & Drink Summer Special 2017
      Chef Hélène Darroze on her favourite spots in San Sebastián

      Where in-the-know locals get their pintxos and find fine Basque cooking

    • Thursday, 13 April, 2017
      Life & Arts
      On location: ‘The Trip to Spain’

      Comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon go on a culinary grand tour from the port city of Santander to Málaga on the Mediterranean coast

      Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in ‘The Trip to Spain’
    • Friday, 27 January, 2017
      FT Magazine
      After Eta: Spain’s history of violence

      How should the Basque country tackle its past and remember decades of strife?

      A painting with the prisoners of ETA from Hernani.
    • Monday, 26 September, 2016
      World
      Spain’s socialists at war over political stalemate

      Leader calls for back-me-or-sack me vote as dissent grows over political strategy

      Spain's Socialist Party (PSOE) leader Pedro Sanchez looks down during a news conference at the party headquarters in Madrid, Spain, September 26, 2016.   REUTERS/Andrea Comas
    • Thursday, 22 September, 2016
      World
      Basque voters revel in new kind of politics

      Demand for independence fades as the region enjoys strong economic performance

      epa05533827 Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) party leader Inigo Urkullu (C) attends an election campaign rally in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, 10 September 2016. The Basque regional parliamentary elections are held on 25 September 2016.  EPA/MIGUEL TONA
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