Projects and proposals of the Board of Directors

The Board has made a review of the main tasks undertaken over recent months. Thus he presented to the members and partners compromisers the current state of aspects of the Lezama Director Plan, the Athletic Club Foundation, investments in San Mamés or the appeal to the European Commission on state aid.

The Lezama Director Plan has already covered almost two-thirds of the project drawn in 2011. Over the past five years investment of the club is close to 16 million euros. After placement of the old arch of San Mames and new locker rooms under the Tribuna Gainza among others, underground parking and the new field 8 they have been part of the bulk of works that have been completed with the mixed grass placed in fields 2 and 3. The urbanization of access and the new building of the first team, will focus attention over the next two years.

The Athletic Club Foundation continues with the reinforcement to its remarkable social policy and commitment. An improvement that seeks to promote social, sporting and cultural conditions of Biscay’s society. From football base sports project to participation in various integration programs.

Waiting for the start of the installation of the Museum Club, San Mames lives these days the end of one of his last actions of great significance, the final placement of new cover at the expense of the finishing touchs and the end of work which permits to capitalize the disbursement made.

The Board also explained the reasons that led him to file an action for annulment against the decision of the European Commission regarding the aid they have received these years sports clubs in the state as stated in the judgment. Amounts in the case of Hacienda de Bizkaia are already resolved and assume that the Athletic Club have to repay nothing. According to the Club, there are essential differences between the entities without profit compared with SAD, with no existance of a distortion of competition, nor it has enforced the effective tax burden over tax rates, neither it has had into account geographical framework.