Basque Autonomy Plan Set for Shock Victory
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VITORIA, Spain  - 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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The plan poses the stiffest challenge to the Spanish central Government since the region became semi-autonomous 25 years ago.
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MADRID, Oct 4 (IPS) - The Basque separatist group ETA in Spain is on the   verge of disappearing, according to political and social leaders  in Spain  who commented on the arrests of the organisation's  top leaders in France.
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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.
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The Spanish press assesses the call from the separatist party Batasuna for peaceful dialogue to end the conflict in the Basque region
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Basque guerrillas ETA vowed on Sunday to  keep up bomb attacks on the Spanish state, saying last year&#39;s  peace talks showed there was no point in negotiating with the  Socialist government.
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The photos said it all. Eyes downcast, his face puffy, Spain's prime minister looked shattered by news that Basque rebels ETA were ending their truce, a move that dooms a key policy with elections looming next year.
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Spain's parliament is predicted to reject a plan to give more independence to the Basque country.
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The arrest of the suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA may mark the beginning of the end of Western Europe&#39;s most active guerrilla group, some analysts said on Monday.
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Spanish MPs overwhelmingly reject a plan put forward by the Basque leader for greater autonomy.
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MADRID : The Spanish and French governments hailed a &quot;historic&quot; victory against armed Basque separatist group ETA following the weekend arrest in France of ETA&#39;s political leader and 16 associates.
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MADRID A contested plan to turn the troubled Basque region into a virtually sovereign state was assured passage through the regional parliament on Thursday when a pro-independence party that had opposed the proposal as insufficient said it would vote 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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The photos said it all. Eyes downcast,  his face puffy, Spain&#39;s prime minister looked shattered by news  that Basque rebels ETA were ending their truce, a move that  dooms a key policy with elections looming next year.
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Basque grievances against Spain ensure continuing - albeit minority - support for Eta, the BBC's Paul Moss reports.
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The armed Basque separatists Eta made their first conciliatory gesture for seven years yesterday, saying they were ready for talks, but the group's proposal fell short of an agreement to lay down arms.
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Militants claiming to speak for Basque separatists Eta say the group will not give up arms until independence.