Republican Left Leads The Poll In Catalonia
With all the focus on the success of Sinn Féin and various Left parties and candidates in the European andContinue Reading
Tag: The Basque Country
Some Basque Lessons
This article on the resilience of the indigenous language of the historic Basque nation in north-eastern Spain and neighbouring France isContinue Reading
The Scots, Second-Class Europeans?
The Scottish blogger Wee Ginger Dug has done some fantastic journalistic work recently analysing and translating political and media commentaryContinue Reading
Inés Del Rio Prada Freed In Basque Country
Inés del Rio Prada, a member of ETA (the Basque separatist organisation) and Spain’s longest serving political prisoner, has beenContinue Reading
Austerity – Basque Fight Versus Irish Flight
There is an interesting if understandably angry article by author James Petras at the Dissident Voice comparing the different reactionsContinue Reading
The SWP, Idle No More And The Basque Country
A recent busy week has meant that a number of interesting stories have passed by without comment. From me atContinue Reading
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
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
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
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