Stories written by Tito Drago
Tito Drago es periodista y consultor especializado en relaciones internacionales. Nació en Argentina, país en el que comenzó su carrera profesional y vive en España desde 1977, tras su paso por varios países latinoamericanos y europeos. Ingresó a IPS como corresponsal en 1977, abriendo la primer corresponsalía de la agencia en España. A pedido de la dirección de IPS, en 1978 se trasladó a la sede central en Roma para reestructurar la jefatura de redacción y elaborar el primer manual de estilo y redacción de la agencia. Finalizada esas tareas retornó a Madrid para continuar a cargo de la corresponsalía, lo que sigue haciendo en la actualidad. En España es conferenciante habitual en universidades, el Círculo de Bellas Artes, el Ateneo de Madrid, la Casa de América y la Sociedad de Estudios Internacionales. También lo hace en América Latina y otros países europeos. Fue presidente del Club Internacional de Prensa de España, del que es presidente honorario desde 1999. También presidió la Asociación de Corresponsales de Prensa Extranjera (ACPE). Es autor de diversos libros, entre los que se pueden destacar ”Centroamérica, una paz posible” (El País-Aguilar, 1988); “El futuro es hoy. Hacia el desarrollo sostenible” (Cruz Roja, 1992); “El retorno de la ilusión. Pinochet, el fin de la impunidad” (RBA, 1999); “Allende, un mundo posible” (Ed.RIL, 2003); “Cara y Cruz, el Che y Fidel” (Sepha, 2007). Asimismo, ha participado en numerosos libros colectivos, dedicados a la realidad iberoamericana, la sociedad civil, el medio ambiente, la cultura, la globalización y el periodismo. Organizó y dirigió seminarios sobre desarrollo, comunicación, gobernabilidad, relaciones Europa-Mundo Árabe, integración y relaciones Norte-Sur, Mercosur, relaciones Unión Europea-Mercosur y la Comunidad Iberoamericana en quince países iberoamericanos. Entre 1989 y 2008 fue director general de Comunica, agencia de Comunicación y editora, entre otras publicaciones, de la revista Mercosur y los libros y las webs de las Cumbres Iberoamericanas de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno, que aglutinan artículos de mandatarios, ministros, funcionarios internacionales, expertos y periodistas. Desde 1992 dirige el portal sobre la Actualidad del Español en el Mundo (www.unidadenladiversidad.com). Ha dirigido y realizado campañas de comunicación y prensa para gobiernos e instituciones internacionales, como la Organización de Educación Iberoamericana (OEI), la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) o personalidades como los presidentes argentinos Raúl Alfonsín y Carlos Menem; Vinicio Cerezo, de Guatemala; Daniel Ortega, de Nicaragua; Carlos Andrés Pérez, de Venezuela; Alan García, del Perú; el Dalai Lama, del Tibet, o el Premio Nobel de la Paz, Oscar Arias, de Costa Rica, entre otros. Entre sus pasiones personales destacan su familia, el asado y el tango, uno de sus hobbies favoritos, que lo indujo a escribir el libro “DosEnUno: así nació, así se canta y así se baila el tango” (Comunica, 2010). | Web

GUATEMALA: Government and Guerrillas Say Peace is Ensured

The government and guerrillas of Guatemala said Friday in this Spanish city that the peace process in their country was ensured, even though some difficulties have arisen.

SPAIN: State to Pay Billions to Victims of ‘Toxic Oil Syndrome’

The Supreme Court of Justice in Spain found the State guilty in the 1981 intoxication of thousands of consumers by adulterated oil, and ruled that it must pay four billion dollars in compensation.

COLOMBIA-RIGHTS: One Million People Deliberately Displaced

The rights watchdog organisation Amnesty International accused Colombian armed forces, paramilitary groups and guerrillas Wednesday of violating human rights and deliberately forcing one million people to flee their homes.

EUROPE-RIGHTS: Spanish NGOs Oppose EU Plan against Refugees

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Spain are opposed to a project being negotiated by the 15 European Union (EU) member states to reduce the influx of refugees into the bloc to a minimum.

SPAIN-RIGHTS: NGOs Oppose ‘Mini-Cities’ for Confining Prostitutes

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Spain are opposed to proposals for restricting prostitutes, such as 'mini-cities' with private guards and closed circuit TV cameras to monitor them.

/RPT/SPAIN-MIGRATION: Illegal Immigrants Drown in Shipwreck

Six would-be immigrants from North Africa drowned off the coast of Spain Tuesday and more than 20 are still missing after the "duckboat" in which they were travelling shipwrecked off the Strait of Gibraltar.

SPAIN: ETA Personifies Neo-Fascist Sentiments in Basque Country

The first president of the autonomous government of the Basque Country (1980-82), Carlos Garaikoetxea, denounced a neo-fascist tendency in the region, which he said was personified by the radical separatist organisation ETA.

SPAIN: ETA Personifies Neo-Fascist Sentiments in Basque Country

The first president of the autonomous government of the Basque Country (1980-82), Carlos Garaikoetxea, denounced a neo-fascist tendency in the region, which he said was personified by the radical separatist organisation ETA.

SPAIN-AGRICULTURE: Cotton Farmers Up in Arms over Subsidy Cuts

Spain's cotton farmers will follow up on roadblocks staged over the weekend with demonstrations Wednesday in Madrid to protest subsidy cuts, which kick in when production exceeds the quotas set by the European Union (EU).

TELECOMS: Spain’s Telefonica Wins Decisive Battle in Digital War

Spain's Telefónica company won an important, and maybe decisive battle in the digital television war it is fighting with the Prisa group - owners of the "El Pais" newspaper, Thursday.

SPAIN-POLITICS: Isolation of ETA Allies Begins

The backlash against the radical Basque separatist organisation ETA in Spain, stronger than ever since the recent murder of a young town councillor, has led to the isolation of ETA allies throughout Spain.

SPAIN-POLITICS: Isolation of ETA Allies Begins

The backlash against the radical Basque separatist organisation ETA in Spain, stronger than ever since the recent murder of a young town councillor, has led to the isolation of ETA allies throughout Spain.

SPAIN-POLITICS: Imminent Purges in Leading Left Forces

The leadership of Spain's two main opposition forces are about to be shaken up, with expected purges of dissident leaders in the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) and the United Left coalition (IU) based on the Communist Party.

IBERO-AMERICA: Toward a Common Parliament

A two-day Congress of presidents of Ibero- American Democratic Parliaments, which closed here Friday, agreed on the need for a common parliamentary mechanism among the countries of Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

SPAIN-FRANCE: Protests Mask Fight for Food Market

The burning of Spanish lorries and other incidents caused by French farmers on the frontier between the two countries is more than a mere sectoral dispute, in fact hiding a tough battle for the EU food markets.

DEVELOPMENT: Forum on Globalisation Focuses on Extreme Poverty

The King of Spain inaugurated Wednesday the 22nd World Assembly of the Society for International Development (SID), an inter-disciplinary forum seeking to strengthen the positive characteristics of today's globalisation process.

DEVELOPMENT: Forum on Globalisation Focuses on Extreme Poverty

The King of Spain inaugurated Wednesday the 22nd World Assembly of the Society for International Development (SID), an inter-disciplinary forum seeking to strengthen the positive characteristics of today's globalisation process.

SPAIN: 100 Years on and Divided Feelings Toward Cuba

Cuba marks the 100th anniversary of its independence from Spain next year - an event which again will reflect the mixed feelings in Spain toward its former colony.

SPAIN: Smooth Sailing on Economic – but not Political – Front

The smooth sailing of Spain's economy, which is doing better, perhaps, than it has in three decades, stands in sharp contrast to the stormy political front.

SPAIN-ECONOMY: Optimism Fed by Record High in Stock Market

The Madrid stock market hit a record high Tuesday, reflecting a series of positive indexes which indicate that the economy is doing well and should do even better in the near future.

COLOMBIA: A Peace Ambassador Curries Support in Europe

Ana Teresa Bernal, coordinator of a Colombian citizens peace movement returned home Tuesday after a support-raising tour of the European Union, which concentrated on the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain.

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