It was created after the closure of the previous Basque language newspaper, Egunkaria, by the Spanish government, after being accused of having ties with ETA.

[1] Berria is published daily, with the exception of Monday.

The newspaper's headquarters is in Andoain, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque region, Euskadi, in northern Spain.

It also has offices in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Pamplona, Bilbao and Bayonne.

The newspaper is a member of MIDAS (European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages).