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Basque separatist organization, ETA, has decided to return to using violence as a way of achieving independence, while prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, faces elections in Mar 2000. Aznar is calling on different opposition figures to talk to ETA and persuade the organization to change its mind. Aznar has little scope for action, especially since a majority in the Basque Country would prefer to stay within Spain. ETA may be seeking to pressure the government into making constitutional changes, while not actually restarting a campaign of violence.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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A period of calm and turbulence
Article Abstract:
Basque nationalists in Spain have maintained a truce, though it is more difficult to obtain a permament peace. The government has rejected conditions laid down by ETA for further talks. Basque separatists are seeking the right for the region to have self-determination, and want Spanish police to abandon the Basque Country. ETA has not abandoned violence unconditionally, and the government does not want to accept ETA's terms though the government has made some gestures toward conciliation.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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