Basque Nationalist Action

Basque Nationalist Action
Eusko Abertzale Ekintza / Acción Nacionalista Vasca
Founded1930 (1930)
BannedFebruary 2008 (2008-02)
NewspaperAcción Nacionalista (1932-1933)
Tierra Vasca-Eusko Lurra (1933-1940, 1956-1976)
Eusko Ekintza (2005-2008)
MembershipHerri Batasuna (1978-2001)
IdeologyBasque nationalism
Basque independence
Left-wing nationalism
Anticapitalism
Political positionLeft-wing
Party flag
Flag used in the 1930s

Basque Nationalist Action (Basque: Eusko Abertzale Ekintza, Spanish: Acción Nacionalista Vasca, EAE–ANV) is a Basque nationalist party based in Spain. Founded in 1930, it was the first Basque nationalist political party to exist running on a socialist program. On 16 September 2008, the party was outlawed by the Spanish Supreme Court based on ties with ETA. The Spanish ruling was appealed to the European Court of Human Rights, which, after reviewing the question, upheld the Spanish courts on the matter.