Zapatero's Basque Problem in Spain
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Analysis: The prime minister who promised peace by negotiating with a Basque terror group is left with egg on his face
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (14/12/04) - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero yesterday accused the previous Spanish administration of carrying out a &quot;massive campaign of deception&quot; in blaming the 11 March train bombings on ETA Basque separatists
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MADRID, Aug 6  (IPS) - Although greatly weakened, the Basque separatist  group ETA has stepped up its pressure on businesses in that  northern Spanish region with a view to raising funds through  extortion, while it has become increasingly radical in its  political demands and is preparing a new attack, according to the  police.
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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 BBC's Martha Dixon sees how Spain struggles to deal with illegal immigrants in the Canary Islands.
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MADRID, Feb 8  (IPS) - Spanish Judge Baltasar GarzÃ³n on Friday barred two  small Basque country parties, considered political arms of ETA,  from taking part in politics for three years -- thus leaving the  armed separatist group without voice or vote in parliament and  without being able to hold public rallies or produce political  ads.
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MADRID, Sep 23 (IPS) - Only an alliance of civilisations, religions and   cultures can bring peace to the world. This belief is shared by  a range of  public figures in Spain who represent different  positions and nationalities,  yet concur in their support for the  proposal to this effect put forward in  the United Nations by  Spanish Prime Minister JosÃ© Luis RodrÃ­guez Zapatero.
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Jos Luis Rodr guez Zapatero's government has embarked on a 6m ($7.9m) media blitz to familiarise Spaniards with the new European constitution, ahead of a referendum on February 20.
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The fact that racism in European soccer is not a dead issue became painfully obvious in Spain during the past week, with members of both England&#39;s full international
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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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Spain's PM Zapatero hosts Madrid talks with the French and German leaders amid a new rapprochement.
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Spain's Roman Catholic church has effectively placed itself in the frontline of political opposition to Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's six month-old government by calling the first major ...
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Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Thursday rejected a proposal to grant virtual independence to the troubled Basque region and warned the group's leader to comply with Spanish law.
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Relations between Spain's government and  its clerics have turned hostile. Socialists swept to power  earlier this year with a pro-gay, feminist agenda and the  church is putting up a fight.
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The Spanish and Basque leaders meet to discuss controversial plans for greater independence.
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World leaders have been flooding  President Bush with congratulatory calls since his reelection  victory, but at least one -- Spain's Jose Luis Rodriguez  Zapatero -- appears to be having trouble getting through.
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The Spanish Socialist prime minister, Jos Luis Rodrguez Zapatero, yesterday faced a barrage of derision over his government's anti-Americanism following a snub by President George W Bush.