Call from the Spanish Pelota Federation, strike and attacks in the US.

These are the topics that will be central main headlines from next Friday January 3, 2025:

– Source from the Spanish Pelota Federation: The Spanish Pelota Federation announced on Thursday its decision to take legal action against the accession of the Basque Federation to the International Basque Pelota Federation (FIPV), knowing that it is a “nationalist attack on Euskadi”. The International Basque Pelota Federation (FIPV) adopted the decision, which would open the doors for Basque pelotaris to participate in international competitions representing Euskadi, at its meeting held on December 28 in Pamplona.

– Unemployment data: The Spanish government’s Ministries of Labor and Inclusion publish data on registered unemployment and social security membership for 2024. In November, Hego Euskal Herria counted 138,077 unemployed people. The number of unemployed fell by 603 people compared to October in the Basque Autonomous Community, while in Navarre it increased by 95 people. In the Spanish state as a whole, unemployment fell by 16,036 people (-0.62%) in November to a total of 2,586,018, the lowest figure for this month since 2007.

– Investigation into the attacks in the US: The FBI has assured that there is “no connection” between the accident in New Orleans and the explosion of a Tesla vehicle in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Furthermore, the FBI now believes that the alleged perpetrator of the New Orleans attack – a 42-year-old former military officer born in Texas – acted alone. On the other hand, the driver of the Tesla that exploded in Las Vegas in front of a Trump chain hotel was an active American soldier.