Andoni Ortuzar, chairman of the Euzkadi Buru Batzar, has called upon the European Union to provide “a solution and accommodation” for its national realities “with historical and cultural roots and a European vocation”. Realities such as Euskadi-The Basque Country, which “neither fragment it nor break it apart, but instead enrich it”. In his capacity as vice-president of the European Democratic Party (EDP), Ortuzar has participated, in the council the party has held in Rome. Ortuzar has been part of an EAJ-PNV delegation that has also involved the Basque First Minister, Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu; Joseba Aurrekoetxea, the burukide, or party leader, responsible for the Area of Organisation; Mikel Burzako, the burukide responsible for the Area of International relations; and José Mari Etxebarria, the head of the national party’s Foreign Affairs Committee.