Navantia, formerly Bazán or IZAR, has become Spain's leading state-owned shipbuilding firm, offering its services to both military and civil projects. The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. ...
It was founded in December 2000 following the merger of Astilleros Españoles S.A. (AESA) and Empresa Nacional Bazán. It is the second largest shipbuilding company in Europe, and the ninth largest in the world. It has shipyards all over Spain, one of the most famous being the Naval de Sestao shipyard, where on the 16th of September 2004 12 employees were injured when police in Bilbao in the Basque region of Northern Spain fired rubber bullets at workers demonstrating in protest of a rescue plan for the foundering enterprise. Witnesses said that the workers had set barricades on fire, and hurled stones, bolts and fireworks at security forces. World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Geography > Europe > Spain > Basque Country > Biscay Cityscape of Bilbao, with the Guggenheim Museum on the bottom right Bilbao (Basque: Bilbo) is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Pais Vasco and the capital of the province of Vizcaya (Basque: Bizkaia). ... This article is about the Basque people. ...
The proposal by Izar's owners, the state holding company SEPI, called for the separation of the company's military construction unit, its most profitable venture, from the civilian operation, which would be partially privatised. Izar had been in crisis since European Union authorites demanded in May 2004 that it repay 300 million euros (362 million dollars) of EU aid that Brussels regarded as having breached competition rules. The shipbuilding sector in Spain had been struggling in the face of tight competition from Asia. Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales is large Spanish holding company. ... The European Union or EU is an intergovernmental organisation of European countries, which currently has 25 member states. ...
Known for his tenure performing as Pedro the Lion, songwriter David Bazan recently retired the band moniker to continue making music under his own name and his electronic side project, Headphones.
His solo debut EP "FEWER MOVING PARTS" finds the beloved Seattle songwriter [who was recently named 85 in Paste Magazine's Top 100 Living Songwriters] roaring back to his creative roots, performing and recording everything himself in his home studio, while expanding his sonic canvas.
His signature songwriting, voice, and melodies are framed in layered harmonies, multi-tracked guitars, and analog keyboards.
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