Basque MPs back greater autonomy
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Basque MPs vote in favour of a proposal to loosen ties with central government in Madrid.
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Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero thanks UK PM Tony Blair for help with the Basque peace process.
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Catalonians will vote Sunday in a referendum on granting broad new powers to this wealthy region that calls itself a nation within a nation and accounts for 20 percent of Spain&#039;s economy.
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A Basque proposal for virtual independence from Spain gained vital and unexpected support in the regional parliament on Thursday from Batasuna, a party banned as the political wing of armed separatists ETA.
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Constitutional reform plans will expand MPs' powers and end a protest ban.
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MADRID, Jan 30  (IPS) - Spainâs Constitutional Court issued a ruling  Wednesday backing a gender equality bill, which had been  challenged by the rightwing Popular Party (PP), thus clearing the  way for the new law to go into effect by Saturday.
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MADRID, Nov 4 (IPS) - The Basque separatist group ETA, which has received   severe blows in recent years, appears to be on the verge of  abandoning the  use of violence and instead seeking Basque  independence and unification  through peaceful means.
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Spain's Parliament overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to grant increased autonomy to the troubled Basque region, with lawmakers on Tuesday accusing the region's president of an unconstitutional attempt to secede.
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Armenian MPs adopt a bill paving the way for granting citizenship to many in the Armenian diaspora.
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Sunday's referendum in Transdniestria, a separatist province of Moldova, could boost other regional efforts.
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New laws designed to curb domestic violence are currently passing through the Spanish parliament.
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The Spanish government guarded against triumphalism yesterday after the seizure of two leading Eta leaders and enormous quantities of weapons and explosives in weekend raids on Basque separatist hideouts in ...
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The separatist group ETA defended its  use of violence in pursuit of Basque independence from Spain on  Monday amid a new campaign of economic sabotage, but also said  it saw a new opportunity to end the conflict.
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MADRID -- Spain's governing Socialists and the conservative opposition won virtually equal support in local elections Sunday, setting the stage for a fierce contest in the general election next year.
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Spain's prime minister outlined on Sunday his government's program to resolve troubles in the Basque region during his first visit there since the armed separatist group ETA shattered a cease-fire in December.Comment
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Spain opposes separation as EU countries are expected to formally recognise independent state
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Voters on Sunday cast ballots on a referendum that would repeal a Western-brokered law that effectively grants local autonomy to the country's ethnic Albanians.