Annual report
SPONSORSHIPS
Euskal Herria Youth Orchestra
Since it was set up in 1996, the Basque Youth Orchestra (EGO) has been supported and sponsored by the Basque Savings Banks and serves as an orchestral training ground for young Basque musicians.
Over the years, the orchestra has managed to create a solid structure to allow young instrumentalists to develop artistically and to act as an access bridge to the professional world. To achieve this objective, there is a collaboration agreement between the Youth Orchestra and Euskadi Symphonic Orchestra which through the means of entrance grants enables young musicians to gain professional experience of the EGO.
Since it was set up, more than 600 individuals have been involved. In 2010, more young people joined following the auditions which are held each Spring and attended by over 200 hopefuls.
In addition to preparing the repertoire for the Summer Concert, they also recorded the sound track for the documentary film "La Chanson de Roland" and they performed the work "Gernika" in combination with the Aukeran contemporary dance company.
Auñamendi-Eusko Entziklopedia
The project has been promoted by Eusko Ikaskuntza since 1996, and sponsored by the Basque Government and the Basque Savings Banks. The aim of this project, starting with the online digitalised Auñamedi database, is to combine other Federation databases (list of titles, Euskonews magazine, multimedia gallery, etc.) and other databases (Aranzadi, Eresbil, etc.) in order to enhance the content of the digitalised resources about Basque culture.
By the end of 2010, the number of articles or contributions had reached 150,000. The digital version receives more than 40,000 visits each month.
This multi-lingual, comprehensive project covers a wide range of areas of knowledge and is open to educational and scientific communities and users alike.
Jakiunde
Jakiunde, the Academy of Sciences, Arts and Humanities, was founded on 25th October 2007, and since 2010 has been funded by the Basque Savings Banks.
The Academy's mission is to promote and disseminate the Sciences, Arts and Humanities, placing special emphasis on quality and the search for excellence, and providing a top-level forum for reflection, analysis, diagnosis and assessment of the major challenges for the scientific, artistic and literary community and society in general. It currently has 38 members and 7 ex-officio members which include the Vice-Chancellors of the Universities in Jakiunde's geographical sphere of action and home to the Basque language and culture.
Eusko-Ganberak Corporate Outlook
The Basque Savings Banks continued to collaborate with the Basque Chambers of Commerce-Eusko Ganberak on the annual survey which is conducted on a regional level in the European Union. More than 67,500 companies took part in this sample from 95 regions in 25 countries, and Basque was represented by more than 1,200 companies.
This work enabled Basque companies to discover their position in relation to various business variables in the European Union.
The report also included a comparative analysis of the Basque Country with other regions which because of their excellent competitive position constituted a good point of reference for an increasingly globalized economy.
Ekopass Association
For the fourth consecutive year and under the Ekopass Association adhesion agreement to combat climate change, the Basque Savings Banks have measured CO2 emissions generated as a result of daily transport, electricity consumption and other consumables.
