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SPAIN: ETA Appears Poised to Lay Down Its Weapons
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.SPAIN: Theologians Blast Catholic Bishops’ Opposition to Social Reforms
A group of Catholic theologians in Spain have criticised the local Church leadership for lashing out against the legislative reforms promoted by the socialist government of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, which include measures that would reduce the financing that the Church receives from the state.ENVIRONMENT-SPAIN: Record Seizure of Wood from Endangered Tropical Species
The seizure of 33 tons of wood from a highly endangered species of tree from Brazil and the arrest of six individuals implicated in the illegal imports to Spain was hailed by environmental activists here Wednesday.SPAIN: Leaders Predict ETA’s Demise, Group Is ‘on Its Way to Hell’
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.SPAIN: Economy Could Threaten Socialist Government’s Plans
Negative trends in some of the main sectors of the Spanish economy are threatening the government of Socialist Prime Minister José Luis González and its plans for increased social spending and foreign cooperation.SPAIN: Provinces, Environmentalists Fight Over Diversion of Rivers
While in other parts of the world, like the Middle East, the struggle over water sources fuels armed conflicts, a political war is being waged in Spain over the same question.GIBRALTAR: The Last Colony in Europe – 300 Years On
On the 300th anniversary of Britain's occupation of the Rock of Gibraltar, the British government actively took part in the celebrations, irking Spain, which continues to claim sovereignty over the enclave, the last existing colony in Europe.EQUATORIAL GUINEA: The Dictator’s Achilles’ Heel
Legal action in Spain and the United States taking aim at secret bank accounts of President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea could become a weapon to help put an end to his 25-year dictatorship, say opposition leaders and activists from the West African nation.EQUATORIAL GUINEA: The Dictator’s Achilles’ Heel
Legal action in Spain and the United States taking aim at secret bank accounts of President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea could become a weapon to help put an end to his 25-year dictatorship, say opposition leaders and activists from the West African nation.ENVIRONMENT-EU: Submarine Visit Fuels Debate on ‘Clean’ Nuclear Energy
The British nuclear submarine Tireless's planned visit Friday to Gibraltar, off the southwestern tip of Spain, has highlighted the different positions taken by the two countries with respect to nuclear energy.ENVIRONMENT-SPAIN: Desertification Threatens One-Third of Territory
The government of Spain is investing heavily in restoring land and in other environmental efforts to fight desertification, which threatens 31.5 percent of Spanish territory.MIGRATION-SPAIN: Only for Argentines
Argentine immigrants in Spain are closer to obtaining residency and work permits than their counterparts from other Latin American countries, like Ecuador, or from Africa, who will still be trapped in jobs without contracts, living under the constant fear of being deported.MIGRATION-SPAIN: Doors Closed – By Right and Left
Spain's socialist government under Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is maintaining the immigration policy of his predecessor, the conservative José María Aznar, in refusing to legalise the status of hundreds of thousands of foreigners living in the country without residency or work permits.WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: Oceans at the Eye of the Hurricane
The oceans and seas, which cover 70 percent of the planet's surface, are at the centre of a stormy debate that opened Friday in the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona on the eve of World Environment Day.ENVIRONMENT DAY: Oceans at the Eye of the Hurricane
The oceans and seas, which cover 70 percent of the planet's surface area, are at the centre of a stormy debate that opened Friday in the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona on the eve of World Environment Day.DEVELOPMENT: Leading Spanish Activist Hopes There Will Be No Need for NGOs
''Yes I wish NGOs would someday no longer exist,'' says David Alvarez Rivas, the president of CONGDE, the platform of Spanish development NGOs. ''That would mean we had no raison d'etre, and that a radical change had occurred in the world.''INTERVIEW WITH AHMED QUREI: ‘I WILL NOT MEET WITH SHARON FOR
There is no time to lose: the European Union and Russia must reactivate the Quartet, together with the UN and United States, in order to realise the Road Map to peace in the Middle East, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei told IPS.DISARMAMENT: Illegal Arms Sales Have Climbed Since 9/11
The trafficking of arms through countries allied with the United States has increased since the Sep. 11, 2001 terror attacks on New York and Washington, Amnesty International's head of international relations in Spain told IPS Wednesday.SPAIN: Two Faces of Terrorism – One Thrives, the Other Agonizes
When the new government takes office in Spain next week, it will be faced with a debilitated local terrorist group, ETA, and with the rising presence of an international Islamic terrorist network with radically different methods and objectives.SPAIN: Major Foreign Policy Changes Lie Ahead, Say Socialists
Spain's Socialists, who staged a surprise victory at the polls Sunday, anticipate a major overhaul of the country's foreign policy.SPAIN: As Nation Mourns Bomb Victims, Socialists Score Surprise Win
The Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) scored a surprise landslide victory in Sunday's general elections in Spain, contrary to all previous opinion polls, which said the governing Popular Party (PP) would win.The train blasts Thursday that left a death toll of 200 in Madrid, for which Islamic terrorist groups have claimed responsibility, were brutal reminders for Spanish voters that Prime Minister José María Aznar gave unconditional support to the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq.
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