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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Politics]]></title><link>http://www.eitb24.com/en</link><image><title><![CDATA[Politics]]></title><url>http://www.eitb24.com/archivos/portales/eitb24/imagenes/logo_24.gif</url><link>http://www.eitb24.com/en</link><description><![CDATA[Canal Vasco de noticias e información]]></description><width>105</width><height>39</height></image><description><![CDATA[Canal Vasco de noticias e información]]></description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>20 Jul 2008 6:56:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright>Copyright: (C) eitb24 Derechos reservados</copyright><docs>http://www.eitb24.com:81/sindicacion-rss/en/</docs><item><title><![CDATA[GUGGENHEIM IN URDAIBAI]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Nationalist leaders Bilbao, Ortuzar defend location of new museum]]></title><description><![CDATA["It is time for the Busturialdea region", Bilbao said, adding that the provincial government of Bizkaia would invest almost 500 million euro in the project, roads and infrastructures in the area.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_105569</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_105569</guid><pubDate>19 Jul 2008 17:03:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[INFORMATION]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Basque government starts distribution of referendum ballot papers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Constitutional Court's decision Thursday to study the case automatically suspended a law passed by the Basque parliament that allowed preparations for the vote to go ahead.  ]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_105565</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_105565</guid><pubDate>19 Jul 2008 16:09:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[APPROVED BY CABINET]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spanish government presents new military high command]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rodriguez Fernandez, a former fighter pilot and an expert in intelligence, new technology and international affairs, is joined by new navy, army and air force commanders in an armed forces shake-up.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_105497</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_105497</guid><pubDate>18 Jul 2008 15:37:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BASQUE COUNTRY]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spain&rsquo;s High Court suspends Basque referendum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Basque government insists the vote is legal and argues it is a non-binding consultation to seek the views of Basque residents on armed Basque group ETA's armed conflict and the region's future political status. 

]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_105420</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_105420</guid><pubDate>17 Jul 2008 17:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MADRID M-11 BOMBINGS]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spanish court clears four in Madrid train bombing case ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The men were cleared of crimes ranging from trafficking explosives to membership of a terrorist organization in an appeal against a previous sentence. ]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_105378</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_105378</guid><pubDate>17 Jul 2008 13:42:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BASQUE COUNTRY]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spanish government fills lawsuit against Basque referendum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Basque government insists the referendum is legal and aims to seek Basque residents' views on ETA's armed conflict and the region's future
political status.
]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_105227</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_105227</guid><pubDate>15 Jul 2008 15:21:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEW PRESIDENT]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Antonio Basagoiti obtains support of Basque PP congress ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new substitute of Maria San Gil obtained 82,3 percent of support from the delegates. 61 voted blank in a very quiet session.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104974</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104974</guid><pubDate>12 Jul 2008 19:13:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DENIAL]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA["The Spanish Government is playing a dirty game" - Basque PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ibarretxe denied reports published by El Pais that ETA had informed "indirectly" of their aim not to commit attacks during the days previous to the vote of the Referendum Bill in the Basque parliament. ]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104795</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104795</guid><pubDate>10 Jul 2008 15:48:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BASQUE BAROMETER]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Basque Country's PNV and PSE-EE in virtual draw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Basque PM Juan Jose Ibarretxe's party would win 34 percent of the votes and between 24 and 27 seats if the election were held now, compared to 32 percent (between 25 and 28 seats) for the Basque socialist party.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104777</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104777</guid><pubDate>10 Jul 2008 13:37:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATTACK]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Bomb blast damages hilltop transmitter in Basque Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bomb went off around 2:00 a.m. Friday next to a wall protecting a hilltop transmitter in the province of Alava. It weighed between three and five kilograms (7 and 11 pounds).

]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104177</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_104177</guid><pubDate>04 Jul 2008 15:26:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPANISH HIGH COURT]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Guibert Azkue Basque businessman released]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jesus Guibert Azkue, a 81-year-old businessman, was arrested on Wednesday over presumed extortion payments to the armed Basque group ETA. His house has been registered by police.
]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103948</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103948</guid><pubDate>02 Jul 2008 17:43:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPANISH HIGH COURT]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spanish judge Garzon orders arrest of Basque businessman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jesús Guibert Azkue, a 81-year-old businessman, was arrested on Wednesday over presumed extortion payments to the armed Basque group ETA.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103941</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103941</guid><pubDate>02 Jul 2008 16:40:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[POLICE OPERATION]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Police release chief executive of Sidenor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jose Antonio Jainaga was released once he had testified before the Spanish police, just a few hours after being arrested for presumed payments to the armed Basque group ETA.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103862</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103862</guid><pubDate>02 Jul 2008 10:31:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARREST]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spanish businessman arrested over presumed payments to ETA]]></title><description><![CDATA[The presumed payments to ETA were reported in some papers seized last May 21th to Francisco Javier Lopez Peña, <em>Thierry</em>, considered by the police as one of the leaders of the armed band. ]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103806</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103806</guid><pubDate>02 Jul 2008 09:49:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[POLICE OPERATION]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spanish police arrest Islamic terror suspect in Azkoitia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Interior Ministry says the three men arrested, one in the Basque Country and other two in Huelva, are of Algerian origin and are accused of fundraising for Islamic terrorist activities.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103794</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103794</guid><pubDate>01 Jul 2008 14:17:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[RESIGNATION]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Maria San Gil abandons politics for discrepancies with PP leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leader of the conservative party PP in the Basque Country does not agree with her party about allowing Basque nationalists to move towards autodetermination.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103710</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103710</guid><pubDate>30 Jun 2008 16:48:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATTACK]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Device explodes at PNV offices in Gordexola]]></title><description><![CDATA[The blast, which took place at around two in the morning, caused material damage at the door and at the building facade. 

]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103650</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103650</guid><pubDate>30 Jun 2008 14:03:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PLENARY SESSION]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Basque parliament approves plans for referendum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final tally Friday in the 75-seat Basque legislature was 34 in favor, 33 against and seven abstentions. One deputy did not attend. 

]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103402</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103402</guid><pubDate>28 Jun 2008 09:35:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PLENARY MEETING]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Basque Parliament to approve referendum today]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the votes of the tripartite (PNV, EA, EB), Aralar and one vote of EHAK, the referendum will be approved with the needed majority. <a  href="http://www.eitb.com/online_berezi/default.asp?hizk=es&tipo_retra=PARLAMENTO" target="_blank">Live plenary session available online.</a>]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103360</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103360</guid><pubDate>27 Jun 2008 10:40:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AFTER IRISH &lsquo;NO&rsquo;]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spanish Congress ratifies Lisbon Treaty]]></title><description><![CDATA[The treaty garnered 322 votes in favor Thursday, six against and two abstentions making Spain the 20th of the 27 EU states to ratify the treaty in parliament. ]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103259</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103259</guid><pubDate>26 Jun 2008 14:09:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE PARLIAMENT WILL VOTE TOMORROW]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[EHAK to give a vote in favor of referendum]]></title><description><![CDATA[The other 8 parliamentary will abstain. With this vote in favor the foreseeable 33-tie between the parties will be broken.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103247</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103247</guid><pubDate>26 Jun 2008 13:15:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW IN EUSKADI  IRRATIA]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Basque PM: "Why do they fear society&rsquo;s wishes?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Basque premier said that Friday&rsquo;s plenary meeting is in hands of the Basque leftist party EHAK, but also of the Basque Socialist Party, because they say they accept the right to decide, so they can show it now&rdquo;.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103144</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_103144</guid><pubDate>25 Jun 2008 15:40:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNTIL 2012]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spain's opposition popular party re-elects Mariano Rajoy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rajoy was supported by 84 percent of the roughly 3,000 delegates at the convention. The approval means Rajoy remains the party's president and its official candidate for the next general election, in 2012.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102739</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102739</guid><pubDate>22 Jun 2008 13:56:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CONVENTION]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spain&rsquo;s opposition to re-elect Rajoy as party leader

]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Popular Party was voted out of power in 2004, and failed to unseat the governing Socialists in elections on March 9. The conservative candidate has refused to step aside, insisting he wants to try again in 2012.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102579</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102579</guid><pubDate>20 Jun 2008 16:03:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[VICTIMS OF TERRORISM]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Basque Parliament approves law to recognize victims of terrorism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The law has been approved by the tripartite (PNV, EA and EB), PSE, PP and Aralar. The law provides ethical, political and economic measures for the victims of terrorism.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102466</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_102466</guid><pubDate>19 Jun 2008 16:26:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['THINK GAUR EUSKADI 2020']]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Basque political parties give an answer to PNV's project ]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the presentation of <a  href="http://www.thinkgaureuskadi2020.com/eusk/" target="_blank">'Think Gaur Euskadi 2020'</a>  future project, political parties have given an answer to Urkullu and Ibarretxe&rsquo;s words regarding the <a  href="http://www.eitb24.com/new/en/B24_101973/politics/PNVS-EVENT-PNV-presents-its-long-term-project-/" target="_blank">referendum proposal</a>.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101994</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101994</guid><pubDate>16 Jun 2008 12:19:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PNV'S EVENT ]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[PNV presents its long-term project ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the name <a  href="http://www.thinkgaureuskadi2020.com/" target="_blank">'Think Gaur Euskadi 2020'</a>, this project expects to lead Basque society&rsquo;s future. The Basque Premier has said that the Basque referendum proposal is "of great significance".]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101973</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101973</guid><pubDate>15 Jun 2008 11:49:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACCUSED OF COLLABORATING WITH ETA]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Judge orders unconditional imprisonment for two businesswomen

]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sisters Maria Isabel and Blanca Rosa Bruño Azpiroz were arrested]]><![CDATA[ on Tuesday. They are accused of paying the so called &ldquo;revolutionary tax&rdquo; to the armed Basque group ETA.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101710</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101710</guid><pubDate>12 Jun 2008 16:42:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[POLICE OPERATION]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Police arrest two businesswomen accused of paying ETA extortion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two women are accused of paying the so-called "revolutionary tax", which the armed Basque band ETA usually uses to finance its operations. ]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101539</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101539</guid><pubDate>11 Jun 2008 13:36:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[POLICE OPERATION]]><![CDATA[: ]]><![CDATA[Spanish police arrest eight linked to Islamic terrorism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The report said they were not connected to 11 other Islamist militants who a Spanish court charged on Thursday with offences related to suicide bomb plots in Barcelona and Germany.]]></description><link>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101401</link><category>/eitb24/politica</category><guid>http://www.eitb24.com/noticia/en/B24_101401</guid><pubDate>10 Jun 2008 12:30:38 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>