Spain: EU Presidency Raises Concerns about Possible ETA Incident

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | January 6th, 2010 | Trackback

The EU presidency is Spain’s for the next six months, and with it came a reminder that the Basque separatist group ETA remains an active threat. Authorities are concerned that the group may try to stage a kidnapping or other incident during this period to draw attention to its cause. ETA’s violent campaign for an independent Basque homeland has spanned four decades, but the group has been considerably weakened in recent years through rigorous police work and cooperation between Spain and France.

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