Basque Voters Take A Decisive Nationalist Turn
Its been a night of celebrations for progressives nationalists in the Basque Country as the centre-left EH Bildu coalition saw a major increaseContinue Reading
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More News On The Catalan Resurgence
More news on the unprecedented display of Catalan nationalism seen in Tuesday’s mass rally in Barcelona attended by 1.5 million people as the Iberian country struggles with the global financial crisis andContinue Reading
Surprise As 1.5 Million March For Catalan Independence
With all the focus on Scotland and the Basque Country it could be the autonomous-leaning Catalans who surprise us allContinue Reading
No Peace For The Basque Country
Just a quick post to note the strange events in the Basque Country, both Spanish- and French-ruled, where despite the declared cessation of operations byContinue Reading
100,000 March For Repatriation Of Basque Political Prisoners
One hundred thousand Basques marched in the city of Bilbao on Saturday demanding the repatriation of Basque political prisoners to their homeland,Continue Reading
Cearta Teanga, Cearta Daonna – Draft Poster
There are some striking images emerging from the Occupy movements in the United States and Spain, particularly the comic and manga-inspired illustrationsContinue Reading
Basque And Catalan Nationalists The Real Victors In The Spanish General Election
With the results from the Spanish general election now in it seems that the opposition centre-right Partido Popular (PP) has achieved theContinue Reading
An Chatalóin – Catalonia, That Other Iberian Struggle
With all the focus on the Basque Country over the last week it has been easy to forget that otherContinue Reading
ETA Declares “Cessation Of Its Armed Activity”
The headlines carry the news of the much anticipated declaration of a permanent end to all military operations by ETA,Continue Reading
More News From The Basque Country. Politics And Poetry
Following on from the surprise success of Bildu, the centre-left Basque nationalist coalition, in the regional elections held earlier thisContinue Reading
Nationalist Realignments In The Basque Country
The Basque nationalist organisation Ekin, which organised political and cultural activities in the Basque Country over the last decade despiteContinue Reading
The Basque Country And A Peace Process That Spain Is Ignoring
There have been major disturbances in the Basque city of Bilbao following the destruction of “Kukutza”, a youth and culture centre associated withContinue Reading
