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International contact group

Members of the International Contact Group. Photo: EFE

ICG's Alberto Spektorowski will appear in the Basque Parliament

Constitutional Court

Spain's Constitutional Court Photo: EFE.

Ruling on Sortu could be delayed until next month

If the jury panel does not issue a ruling today, it could be delayed until next month when next ordinary session of the jury panel of...

Basque Nationalist Party

PNV board put forward Iñigo Urkullu as lehendakari candidate

If the PNV won the election and Urkullu were elected lehendakari, he would have to leave his place as PNV leader as the...

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Legalization appeal

Constitutional court to consider appeal of banned party Sortu

Sortu was denied legal status ahead of a local election in the Basque Country by Spain's Supreme Court on the grounds that...

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Statement

ETA appoints delegation for direct dialogue with Spain and France

In a short statement sent to the French news agency AFP, ETA calls on the "European public" and the "European institutions"...

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Bateragune trial

Otegi calls for vote to the Abertzale Left as answer to court ruling

Otegi held politicians Rajoy, Rubalcaba and Basagoiti responsible for the court ruling that kept him in jail and referred...

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Bateragune trial

Supreme Court reduces Otegi and Diez sentence from 10 to 6 years

Otegi and Diez see their sentence reduced four years but will remain in prison.

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After three years in govt.

Basque Premier Patxi Lopez rules out early election

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Press conference

Basque Premier Patxi Lopez to rule out early elections

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Austerity measures

Basque Government appeals against Rajoy's health and education cuts

Education councillor Isabel Celaá addressed to the Basques assuring Rajoy's health and education cuts won't have any effect...

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Regional tensions

PP leader Basagoiti calls for early election in the Basque Country

Basagoiti announced on Monday that he considers ended the agreement that gave Patxi Lopez the necessary support to become...

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French election

Hollande wins 51.7 pct to 48.3 pct victory over Sarkozy

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From UK to Spain

UK Court authorizes extradition of ETA suspect Eneko Gogeaskoetxea

Health and education cuts heighten regional tensions in Spain

The central government is changing rules so that regions can hike university fees and charge more for...
Basque parliament creates special open forum on peace

The agreement targets to create a special forum "for peace and coexistence" and, to that purpose, "it...
Spanish government approves spending cuts in education and health

The measures include hikes in what people covered by the state health system pay for medicines over the...
There won't be an amnesty to ETA inmates, Basque PM says

Nowadays, Spanish prisons' policy concerning ETA inmates is based on studying each case separately and...
ETA inmates willing to speak with Spanish, French governments

Spain's Interior Minister Jorge Fernández rejected talking with the ETA inmates and said that "if ETA...
Basque parliament approves special open forum on peace

All members of the Basque chamber voted in favor of the proposal but three members of parliament, that...

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