Eulen Group's Public Contracts in Basque Country Amid Far-Right Ties

• The Eulen Group has secured 810 public contracts from Basque administrations since June 2021, with its top ten deals totaling 58.4 million euros.
• The group’s owners, María José Álvarez Mezquíriz and María Álvarez Becerril, are major financial backers of Eda TV, a far-right digital outlet founded by Javier Negre.
• Despite claims of a political "cordon sanitaire" around the party Vox in the Basque region, Eulen remains a primary service provider for local public institutions.

Key Public Funding

• Gasteiz City Council accounts for 24.3 million euros, primarily for socio-educational intervention programs.
• The Basque Government provided 13 million euros for environmental restoration projects.
• The Provincial Councils of Araba and Gipuzkoa have awarded 8.7 million and 7.7 million euros respectively for cleaning and logistics services.
• Approximately 21% of the 58.4 million euro total resulted from contract extensions or modifications rather than new competitive bids.

Political and Corporate Connections

• Eulen’s history includes deep ties to Spanish political circles, including past donor support for the ultra-conservative group Hazte Oír.
• The group maintains various personnel links to the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), including former executives who transitioned to management roles in the Port of Bilbao and state-run institutions.
• The company has been involved in providing services for political events, including rallies held by Vox where anti-fascist protests resulted in legal convictions for demonstrators.