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

ENVIRONMENT-SPAIN: Legal Loopholes Worsen Oil Spill Impacts

The environmental disaster caused by the sinking of the oil tanker Prestige off the northwest coast of Spain has revealed the gaps in international law when it comes to prevention and responsibility, and compensation for those affected, say officials and activists.

RIGHTS-SPAIN: National Police Admit Gays among Ranks, in Housing

Spain's 'Guardia Civil', the national militarised police, are "coming out of the closet" - as Spaniards refer to the act of recognising one's homosexuality -, according to an announcement Monday by the force's leaders.

RIGHTS-SPAIN: National Police Admit Gays among Ranks, in Housing

Spain's 'Guardia Civil', the national militarised police, are "coming out of the closet" -- as Spaniards refer to the act of recognising one's homosexuality --, according to an announcement Monday by the force's leaders.

LABOUR/RIGHTS-SPAIN: Fighting Bullying in the Workplace

Sixteen percent of workers in the European Union (EU) suffer psychological harassment or ''mobbing'' on the job, according to a new study by the University of Alcalá de Henares, in Spain.

RIGHTS: Caritas Criticises Int’l Silence on Palestinian Suffering

A global conspiracy of silence is covering up the "massacre of the Palestinian people" by Israel, Claudette Habesch, the secretary-general of Caritas Jerusalem, complained Monday in Spain.

POLITICS-SPAIN: Legal Moves to Ban Basque Party’s Operations

Spain's investigative judge Baltasar Garzón ordered a halt to activities of the Batasuna party, considered the political arm of the illegal separatist organisation ETA, while Parliament's lower house, voted overwhelmingly to begin Supreme Court proceedings to make the party illegal.

MOROCCO-SPAIN: U.S. Guides Way through Two Colonial Conflicts

The United States is guiding the way towards resolution of two colonial conflicts involving Morocco and Spain, as well as Great Britain and the complexities of history and current politics.

SPAIN-MOROCCO: Takeovers of Island Cause Diplomatic Troubles

Spain and Morocco appear to be nearing a rupture in diplomatic relations after Spanish forces disembarked Wednesday on an island in the Strait of Gibraltar, displacing six Moroccan soldiers who had occupied the contested piece of land last week.

HEALTH: New AIDS Drugs to be Presented at Int’l Meet in Spain

Promising new medications will be presented at the 14th International AIDS Conference, to run Jul 7-12 in Barcelona, Spain, providing a glimmer of hope in a world where less than two percent of all people testing positive for the AIDS virus currently receive medical treatment.

EUROPEAN UNION: Moving in the Direction of Common Immigration Policy

The European Union (EU) is to begin moving in the direction of a common immigration policy, although no specific timeframes have yet been set, according to the first agreement reached at the bloc's summit, which opened Friday in this southern Spanish city.

LABOUR-SPAIN: Hundreds of Immigrants Refuse to End Sit-in

Hundreds of African immigrants are staging a sit-in at a university in the southern Spanish city of Seville, demanding that the government grant them residency status and work permits.

EUROPEAN UNION: Immigrant Reforms Endanger Rights, Warn Activists

The human rights of immigrants in the European Union are in danger, in light of recent statements by several of the bloc's leaders and moves to reform the related legislation, says Mustafá Mrabet, president of the Association of Moroccan Immigrant Workers in Spain.

LATAM-EU: Governments and Civil Society Forge Opposing Alliances

Heads of state from Latin America and the Caribbean and from the European Union (EU) agreed Friday to develop "a solid bi-regional strategic association" for international action, while civil society groups spoke out against the failure of the "neo-liberal globalisation process" to foment development in poor countries.

POLITICS-LATAM/EU: Summit Roundly Condemns Terrorism

The national leaders gathered at the second Europe, Latin America and Caribbean Summit expressed their broad condemnation of terrorism in the two regions, but an alternative forum announced its opposition to categorising Colombian guerrilla groups as terrorists.

LATAM-EU: Complicated Agenda Awaits Trans-Atlantic Summit

Terrorism, Argentina's crisis and the liberalisation of global trade will be the centre of attention for the heads of state and government gathered in the Spanish capital for the second European Union, Latin American and Caribbean Summit, to take place Friday and Saturday.

RIGHTS-SPAIN: Enclave to Expel Unaccompanied Child Immigrants

The autonomous government of Melilla, a Spanish enclave on the North African coast, decided this week that it will refuse to accept immigrant children who arrive there unaccompanied by an adult.

SPAIN: Tax Havens Stymie Judge Garzon’s Investigations

Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón has run up against the airtight secrecy of authorities in several tax havens, which is frustrating his campaign of investigations into alleged money laundering, tax evasion and embezzlement of funds, and even possible blackmail payments to the illegal Basque organisation ETA.

RIGHTS-SPAIN: Amnesty Int’l Reports Abuse, Torture of Immigrants

Spain's security forces mistreat and torture immigrants and members of ethnic minorities with impunity, human rights watchdog Amnesty International stated in a new report issued in Madrid Tuesday.

MIDDLE EAST: Europe, US, Russia and UN Demand Israeli Withdrawal

The European Union (EU), United States, Russia and the United Nations are demanding a full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian cities, an immediate ceasefire and an end to violence by both sides.

PALESTINE-ISRAEL: Sharon Blocks EU Mission’s Meeting with Arafat

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel prevented Palestinian President Yasser Arafat from meeting Thursday with a high-level mission sent by the European Union (EU), which said it would nonetheless continue its mediation efforts in the Middle East.

MIDDLE EAST: Arafat Has EU Support, Says Spanish Premier

Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar, as current president of the European Union (EU), expressed explicit support for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, addressing the Arab League Summit as it got under way in Beirut Wednesday.

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