Basque Country in Figures - 2014

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Brochure with Basque Country information and figures. Location / Political Structure / General Budget / Educations / Mani Macroeconomic data/ Economic sector structure / cluster policy / export rates / R&D / Innovation Index / Technological Infraestructure / Development of foreign trade / export / import

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LOCATION OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY

EUROSTAT. Share of the population aged 25-64 years who have successfully completed university or university-like (tertiary-

level) education.

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Socio-demographic data Basque Country EU -27

Population (inhabitants) 2012 2,169,038 500,306,522

Population density (inhab/km2) 2012 300 113

Life expectancy (years) - Men 2011 79.3 76.7

Life expectancy (years) - Women 2011 86.1 82.6

Hospital beds (per 100,000 inhabitants) 2009 365 551

Internet access (% homes) 2013 72 76

GDP per capita (EU 27= 100) 2012 126 100

Population aged between 20 and 24 with secondary education (%)

2011 82.6 79.5

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QUALITY OF LIFE

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POLITICAL STRUCTURE

HAS ITS OWN TAX SYSTEM.

HAS THE LEGAL CAPACITY TO REGULATE TAXATION AND

THE AUTHORITY TO MANAGE AND COLLECT TAXES.

PAYS THE SO-CALLED “QUOTA” TO THE SPANISH STATE

FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE LATTER IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY.

Basque Country

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Police

Housing and the Environment

Agriculture and Tourism

Labour and Social Welfare

Hydraulic resources

Own tax system

Education and Culture

Health

Industry and Commerce

Transport and Public Works

Basque Country

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AREAS OF AUTHORITY

Armed Forces

Foreign Affairs

Monetary System

Ports and airports

Postal Services & Communications

Foreign trade

Customs service

State railway system

Spain European Union

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Total 10,216 million €

GENERAL BUDGET DISTRIBUTION 2014

INCOME (%) EXPENDITURE (%)

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PROVINCIAL COUNCILS

81.1

HEALTH 32.8

59.9

EDUCATION 27.1

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL POLICIES 9.3

29.0

ENVIRONMENT AND TERRITORIAL POLICY 6.4

SECURITY 6.0

PUBLIC DEBT 12.9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVENESS

4.1

OTHER INSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES 3.7 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND JUSTICE 2.2

OTHER RESOURCES 1.3 PRESIDENCY OF THE GOVERNMENT 1.0

OWN TAXES 1.0 OTHER CONCEPTS 11.1

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

BASQUE COUNTRY

7TH EU REGION in number of UNIVERSITY

GRADUATES

Persons aged 25-64 with

tertiary education

NUTS 2 REGIONS 2012 %

1 Inner London 63.0

2 London 52.9

3 Prov. Brabant Wallon 51.2

4 Oslo og Akershus 50.1

5 Helsinki-Uusimaa 48.9

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Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and

Oxfordshire 47.5

7 Basque Country 46.6

8 Eastern Scotland 46.3

9 Hovedstaden 46.2

10 Surrey, East and West Sussex 45.0

SPAIN 32.3

Source: Eurostat EU-27 27.7

HIGHER EDUCATION: STUDENTS ENROLLED

ACCORDING TO SUBJECT, 2011-2012 COURSE

Subjects

Total Men Women

66.472 30.825 35.647

Arts and Humanities 6.227 2.318 3.909

Sciences 3.818 1.606 2.212

Health Sciences 6.339 1.504 4.835

Social Sciences and Law 30.079 11.569 18.510

Engineering and architecture 17.963 12.780 5.183

Not specified 2.046 1.048 998

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UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY

EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA

UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO

DEUSTUKO UNIBERTSITATEA

UNIVERSITY OF MONDRAGÓN

MONDRAGON UNIBERTSITATEA

THE NATIONAL DISTANCE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY (UNED) UNIVERSIDAD DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA (UNED)

E.I.S.- NAVARRA (DONOSTIA)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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INFRASTRUCTURES

Port

Airport

Train

Roads

Port

Terrestrial platforms

Airport

Combined Transport Station

Railway

Roads

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2013 Cargo (kg)

Vitoria Airport 37,482,449

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INFRASTRUCTURES / LOGISTICS

RAILWAYS

The “BASQUE Y” high-speed rail corridor will link the three Basque capitals and will connect the Basque Country with the rest of Europe.

Connections providing access to the main logistics areas located near the capitals.

Travelling time

Bilbao

Bilbao

Madrid

París

2h 15’

5h 47’

SEA PORTS

Two large commercial ports, Bilbao and Pasajes, which together handle almost 44,000,000 tonnes of goods per annum.

Port of Bilbao, main multimodal centre of the Iberian peninsula.

AIRPORTS

Three airports with excellent infrastructures from the transport of passengers and goods.

Bilbao Airport (Loiu), international category, the largest passenger airport in the Cantabria area

Vitoria Airport (Foronda), “Primary Special” category, it has the second-largest perishables terminal in Europe.

2013 Passengers

Bilbao Airport 3,800,789

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CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION CENTRES

BILBAO EXHIBITION CENTRE (BEC)

Modern, convenient and functional exhibition complex, 150,000 m2 of exhibition area distributed in 6 column-free pavilions.

Exhibition organizers with more than 30 years of experience in the organization of trade fairs and shows.

GENERAL DETAILS OF THE BEC Exhibition surface: 150,000 m2 Congress Centre: 18,000 m2

Offices: 6,500 m2 4,000 parking places

BIEMH, Machine-Tool Biennial: with a gross exhibition area of 65,000m2 y more than 35,000 professional visitors.

FERROFORMA- BRICOFORMA

Important international exhibitions

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EUSKADI – BASQUE COUNTRY 2005 2010 2012

GDP at current prices (millions €) 56,885 65,120 65,684

Per capita GDP at current prices (base 2010) (€) 26,961 29,988 29,460

Per capita GDP (PPC) (EU 28=100) 129 132 126

Productivity per employed person (EU 27=100) 125.2 127.6 128.5

Inflation (consumer price variation, %) 3.7 2.8 2.7

Employment rate (16 to 64 year-olds, %) 65.4 65.1 62.5

Exports (millions €) 14,297 17,876 20,971

Imports (millions €) 14,537 15,431 15,825

Export tendency (Exports/ GDP) (%) 25.1 27.5 31.9

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MAIN MACROECONOMIC DATA

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RELATIVE WEIGHT OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY IN SPAIN (%), (2013)

1. POPULATION 4.7

2. GDP at current prices (millions €) 6.2

3. EXPORTS 8.8

4. IMPORTS 6.1

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MAIN MACROECONOMIC DATA

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MAIN MACROECONOMIC DATA

Per capita GDP per country and year

(EU28=100) (PPC)

The Basque Country occupies 28th place of a total of 306 European regions, with a per capita GDP of 126 (EU 28 = 100 )

In 2000 , 7 Member States exceed Basque per capita GDP

In 2012 , 5 Member States exceed Basque per capita GDP

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GDP DISTRIBUTION (2013)

B. COUNTRY SPAIN EU-27

Gross Domestic Product at market prices (millions €)

64,703 1,022,988 13,071,398

Added value out of basic prices (millions €)

58,753 933,173 11,665,544

Agricultural sector (%) 0.9 2.6 1.7

Industry (%) 22.8 17.5 19.0

Construction (%) 6.7 7.8 5.7

Services (%) 69.6 72.1 73.6

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ECONOMIC/SECTOR STRUCTURE

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Logotype Name Year Website

ACEDE – Basque Country Household Appliances Cluster

Association 1992 www,acede,es

AFM – Spanish Machine Tool Manufacturers Association 1992 www,afm,es

ACICAE – Basque Country Automotive Industries and

Components Cluster Association 1993 www,acicae,es

GAIA – Basque Country Electronics and Information

Industries Cluster Association 1994 www,gaia,es

UNIPORT – Port of Bilbao Cluster Association 1994 www,uniportbilbao,es

ACLIMA – Basque Country Environmental Industries Cluster

Association 1995 www,aclima,net

Energy Cluster Association 1996 www,clusterenergia,com

HEGAN – Basque Country and Aeronautics and Space

Cluster Association 1997 www,hegan,com

Basque Maritime Forum – Basque Maritime Industries

Cluster Association 1997 www,foromaritimovasco,com

Paper Industries Cluster Association of the Basque Country 1998 www,clusterpapel,com

EIKEN – Basque Country Audiovisual Cluster Association 2004 www,eikencluster,com

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CLUSTER POLICY > THE 11 PRIORITY CLUSTER ASSOCIATIONS

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CLUSTER POLICY> THE 11 PRIORITY CLUSTER ASSOCIATIONS

PRIORITY CLUSTER ASSOCIATIONS 2012

Members Jobs Turnover Exports

(No. of Members)

(No. of workers)

(In millions of euros)

(% over sales)

ACEDE Household Appliances 5 3.060 1.406 77%

AFM Machine Tools 134 7.148 1.328 92%

ACICAE Automotion 160 16.758 10.292 86%

GAIA

Electronics and Information Industries

260 10.807 2.742 38%

UNIPORT Port of Bilbao 125 5.050 1.350 -

ACLIMA Environment 70 2.711 1.563 21%

ENERGIA Energy 78 12.700 11.500 34%

HEGAN Aeronautics and Space 37 4.042 767 62%

FMV Maritime Industries 145 6.430 985 85%

PAPEL Paper 21 1.915 852 57%

EIKEN Audiovisual 27 1.355 64 -

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Exports expressed as a percentage over turnover, 2012

EXPORT RATES OF THE 11 CLUSTER ASSOCIATIONS

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Environment

Machine-tools

Maritime Industries

Energy

Electronics /telecommunications

Household appliances

Automotive

Aeronautics

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Logotype Name Year Website

AFV - Foundries Association of the Basque Country and Navarre 2008 www.feaf.es

SIFE – Die-press Forging 2008 www.forjas.org

HABIC - Cluster Association of the Habitat, Wood, Office and Hospitality

Sector 2009

www.clusterhabic.com

Food Cluster of the Basque Country 2009

www.clusteralimentacion.com

Basque Biocluster 2009 www.basquebiocluster.com

HERRAMEX - Spanish Association of Hand tool Manufacturers 2010

www.herramex.es

Spanish Association of Steel Products and Installations Exporters 2010 www.siderex.es

ERAIKUNE - Construction Cluster of the Basque Country 2010 www.eraikune.com

MLC-ITS - Mobility and logistics 2011 www.mlcluster.com

MAFEX Spanish Railway Association 2012 www.mafex.es

LANGUNE The Basque Association of Language Industries 2012 www.langune.com

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CLUSTER POLICY > 11 SECTORAL PRECLUSTERS

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SECTORAL PRECLUSTERS 2011

Members Jobs Turnover Exports

(No, members)

(No, persons)

(In millions of euros)

(in % on sales)

AFV Foundry 66 7,365 1,281 65%

SIFE Die-press Forges 14 1,830 337 63%

HABIC Habitat and contract 103 5,200 1,050 33%

CLUSTER Food Industry 43 2,826 1,025 -

BIOSCIENCE Bioscience 45 1,304 268 16%

HERRAMEX Hand tools 26 1,751 27 21%

SIDEREX Steel Industry 71 13,141 4,716 58%

ERAIKUNE Construction 80 11,500 720 2%

MLC – ITS Mobility and Logistics 108 37,289 23,151 7%

MAFEX Railway 22 9,550 2,064 70%

LANGUNE Language industries 60 5,004 53 17%

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CLUSTER POLICY> 11 SECTORAL PRECLUSTERS

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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D)

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EU (28 countries)

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INNOVATION INDEX

According to the new Innovation Union Scoreboard – IUS 2013 – the Basque Country remained

close to the group of countries with high innovation, but below the EU-27 average.

Countries with moderate innovation

Countries with high innovation

Innovation leader countries

European Innovation Union Scoreboard – IUS 2013

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TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

FOUR TECHNOLOGY PARKS. One of the most consolidated

networks in Europe, headquarters of excellence companies, Universities and Research and Technology Transfer Centres.

2 km from the airport, 15 from the report, 10 from Bilbao and 6 from the Central campus of the University of the Basque Country. Number of companies, 223, with 7,700 direct employees.

BIZKAIA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK

5 km from Vitoria-Gasteiz and the university campus and 7 from Foronda airport, and with good access to several European routes. Number of companies, 101, with 2,855 direct employees.

ALAVA TECHNOLOGY PARK

GIPUZKOA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARK

5 minutes from San Sebastián city centre and 10 from the French border. Number of companies, 80, with 3,562 direct employees.

GARAIA INNOVATION CENTRE Led by the private initiative of Corporación Mondragón, Fostering research and development: energy, material technologies, organization and administration of companies, electronics, microelectronics and nanotechnology, ICTs and surface finishing machines and processes. Number of companies, 26, with 870 direct employees.

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Universities (4)

• UPV – EHU

• Mondragón University

• Deusto University

•Navarra University (E.S.I.I. Of S.S.)

CIC (7)

• bioGUNE

• biomaGUNE

• microGUNE

• marGUNE

• nanoGUNE

• tourGUNE

• energiGUNE

Technology Platforms - CCTT

Tecnalia

TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

IK 4 (9)

• CEIT

• CIDETEC

• GAIKER

• TEKNIKER

• IDEKO

• IKERLAN

• VICOMTech

• LORTEK

• AZTERLAN

Sector centres (5)

• Assoc. ARANZADI

• F.T. Aeronautics

• F.T. AZTI

• Assoc. BTC

• INBIOMED

OPIs (3)

• CADEM

• Consorcio ESS

• NEIKER

Business R&D units (67)

Health R&D units

• INGEMA

• B+I+O+E Fundaz.

• BioDonostia

• Fund. CITA Alzheimer

• KRONIKGUNE

Laboratories (3)

• ERAIKER

• AZARO Fundazioa

• CETEST

Technology Parks (4) • Alava Technology Park

• Gipuzkoa Science and Technology Park

• Bizkaia Science and Technology Park

• GARAIA Innovation Pole

Risk capital (3)

• SGECR

• Seed Capital de Bizkaia

• Seed Gipuzkoa

BERC: Basic Excellence Research Center CIC: Centre for Cooperative Research

CCTT: Centros Tecnológicos OPIs: Organismos Públicos de Investigación

BASQUE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION NETWORK

Technological

Development

Generation of Knowlege

Application

BERC (9)

BC3

• BCAM

• BCBL

• MPC

• Fundación Biofísica

Bizkaia

• DIPC

•Polymat Fundazioa

•Fundación

Achucarro

•Fundación

BCMATERIALS

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DEVELOPMENT OF FOREIGN TRADE

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Exports

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Source: Eustat. ECOMEX. Foreign Trade Statistics of the Basque Country

2013 (p)

4,450 Mill €

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We export to: Mill €

France 3,416

Germany 2,937

United States 1,435

United Kingdom 1,204

Italy 921

Portugal 810

Belgium 665

Netherlands 583

China 494

Brazil 455

Total Exports mill €

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EXPORTS 2013: 10 main customers countries

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IMPORTS 2013: 10 Main suppliers countries

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We import from: Mill €

Russia 2.503

Germany 1.864

France 1.600

Mexico 999

China 810

United States 794

Italy 783

United Kingdom 523

Netherlands 455

Ireland 445

Total Imports

15,792 mill €

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Trade Classification , Revision 4 (SITC)

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EXPORTS 2013 per product (%)

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• Main locations of facilities abroad

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Facilities N.

1 France 208

2 Portugal 140

3 Mexico 118

4 United States 117

5 Germany 112

6 Chine 97

7 Italy 88

8 United Kingdom 85

9 Brasil 84

10 Argentina 48

Total 1,660

INTERNATIONALISED BASQUE COMPANIES

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CONSORTIUM ESS – BILBAO: THE EUROPEAN SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE

The Consortium ESS Bilbao will be aimed to supply systems or subsystems designed, built and tested to deliver turnkey to the

project of the European Spallation Source to be constructed in Lund (Sweden).

Total investment of 80 million euros (financed 50-50% between MICINN and the Basque Government).

CREATION OF NEW LEADING INDUSTRIAL SECTORS: BIOBASQUE AND NANOBASQUE

BIOBASQUE Biosciences are growing strong in the Basque Country, with a new company created every 3 months since the launch of the

BioBasque 2010 strategy. BioBasque is home to more than 70 companies, the core being so-called biocompanies. These firms offer direct employment to around 1.780 people and represent a total turnover of over 305million €.

NANOBASQUE Aims to incorporate micro and nanotechnologies in order to increase the technological intensity of the Basque business fabric. Major investments in the scientific-technological offer materialized in two CICs, Nanogune and Microgune and a complete

network of scientific and technological infrastructures.

RELEVANT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

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WAVE POWER: BISCAY MARINE ENERGY PLATFORM (BIMEP)

Infrastructure for the research and use of power generated by waves and off-shore wind power in the open sea. Located in

Armintza, Bizkaia. It will come into operation by the end of 2014.

Total investment: 20 million euros

ELECTRICAL VEHICLE

Agreement between the Basque Energy Board (EVE) and Repsol for the development of a basic network of EV charging points.

Creation of the company IBIL financed by both firms and development of a network of 270 recharge points in the Basque

Country.

Agreement between EVE and Mercedes Benz for the manufacture of electrical vans in Vitoria-Gasteiz. First E-VITO vans

delivered in 2011.

Put into operation the Electrical Mobility Center in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in order to bring this technology closer to both citizens and

companies.

MOBILITY WITH NATURAL GAS

Analysis of the use of compressed natural gas (GNC) in fleets of city buses, taxis,...

Assessment of the use of natural liquid gas (GNL) as a substitute fuel for diesel in transport vehicles used for long distance road

and sea transport.

INTELLIGENT ELECTRICITY NETWORKS

Protocol for collaboration between Iberdrola, EVE, BBK and Provincial Council of Bizkaia for the introduction of an intelligent

electricity distribution network in the town centres of Bilbao and Portugalete, with plans to extend the service to the rural zone

Lea-Artibai.

250,000 intelligent containers to be installed and 1,330 transformer centres to be automated.

60 million euros investment over the period 2012-2014.

RELEVANT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

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IBERIAN GAS HUB

At present there is no organized gas market in the South West of Europe, despite the high number of existing agents and

transactions.

The Basque Country is promoting the creation of the Iberian Gas Hub, by means of a development company, with the

participation of the Basque Government though EVE, the technical management of the Enagas system and the financial

institution Kutxabank.

The goal is to promote market and finance services that facilitate natural gas transactions in the Iberian Gas Hub. This is the first

initiative of its kind in the State.

ALAVA: A TOP LEVEL LOGISTICS NODE IN SOUTH-WESTERN EUROPE

Around Vitoria there are 7 million square meters dedicated to logistics activities, with connections to the rest of the world by land, sea and air through the ports of Bilbao and Pasajes, Foronda airport and several high-speed connections by road.

VIAP: VITORIA INDUSTRIAL AIR PARK The expected investment amounts to 60.4 million euros in an area of 390,000 square metres. Following the agreement signed between the Basque Government, Vitoria City Hall and AENA, an industrial park with the

characteristics of a technology park linked to the aeronautic sector will be built.

VIT: VITORIA INTERMODAL TERMINAL This Intermodal station will channel all the traffic between continental Europe and the Iberian peninsula through the western

Pyrenees. A twin-gauge track infrastructure, Iberian and international, that will be 2.200 metres long x 220 m. wide, with 48 ha of surface

area. An expected total investment up to the year 2037 of 120 million euros. 62 million are planned for the first stage.

RELEVANT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

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TOURIST DESTINATION

Sculpture “Peine de los vientos” Donostia-San Sebastián

Plaza Virgen Blanca, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Hanging Bridge Bizkaia

Estatistika Organoa