“We want our antennas to be in the United States”

Lehendakari Imanol Pradales has asked the Basque community in New York Continue your work to create stable and permanent ties between Euskadi and the United States. “We want our antennas to be in the United States and help us identify the opportunities that arise. Bringing the wrist to the reality of the country. We want you to continue to create stable and permanent ties to also strengthen the role of Euskadi on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean and thus be better connected,” he said.

In a meeting in Euskal ETXEA (Euzko ETXEA) in New York, the oldest of the Basque headquarters abroad, Imanol Pradales has the importance of the importance of the importance of Strengthen the ties between Euskadi and his diasporaWithin the framework of the “Global Euskadi” strategy. “We need bridges, no walls“He transferred them.

As part of his first institutional journey to the United States, Lehendakari also wanted to pay tribute to the Basque society that New York made his house. In this respect, he remembered important figures such as Valentín Agirre and Benita Orbe, who offered support to newcomers in Ellis Island of Lehendakari Jose Antonio Agirre who launched the Basque government, precisely from the New York City.

In addition to remembering the past, De Lehendakari focused on the present and the future, which emphasized the need to keep cultural, social and economic links alive with the diaspora. “New York symbolizes hope and opportunities, just like it has been done for generations for the Basks that came here,” he said.

The reception at the Euzko ETXEA headquarters in Brooklyn concentrated a great representation of the Basque community in New York, consisting of descendants of the second and third generation, residents who have thrown roots in the city and new migrants with trajectories in different areas.

They have also been present by the ViceeleHendakari First and Minister of Culture and the language policy of the Basque government, Ibone Benetxea; The Minister of Science, Universities and Innovation, Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias; the general representatives of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, Elixabete Etxanobe and Eider Mendoza; And the general manager of Emakunde, look at Eliguesta. They have also attended prominent figures of the cultural and academic field, including Juan Ignacio Vidarte, Miren Arzalluz and Jon Azua.

Founded in 1913 and located in the Greenpoint district, Brooklyn, Euzko ETXEA in New York is The oldest Euskal ETXEA in the United States And has served more than a century as the meeting and the preservation point of Basque culture in the city.

There are currently around 40 Euskal ETXEAK distributed in the United States, distributed in areas with a strong presence of the Basque community, such as BOise (Idaho), Bakersfield (California) and Reno (Nevada).