Basque Country labor disputes and Hondarribia police investigation

In the Basque Country, the LAB union has reported a ‘concerning situation’ for domestic workers in the Busturialdea and Lea-Artibai regions, citing 32 cases of exploitation and mistreatment in the last four months. The union highlighted an incident where a police officer in Gernika reportedly removed a worker's clothing from a residence and left it at a police station.

In Hondarribia, the City Council has requested an independent investigation by the CAV Police Control and Transparency Commission into the death of Babacar Welle. Welle, a Senegalese national, was shot three times by a local police officer following an encounter where the officer claimed Welle attempted to attack an agent with a knife.

In the sports sector, Basque pelota player Imanol Ansa has publicly addressed a contract dispute with the company Oriamendi. Ansa claims the company owes him 8,500 euros in unpaid wages and has excluded him from training and competition during negotiations.

Regarding cultural heritage, the Belém Tower in Lisbon has reopened to the public following a year-long restoration process. Meanwhile, in Romania, historical accounts detail the significance of the DN1 road and Peleș Castle as former markers of the border between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Romanian Kingdom.