The regional elections in the Basque country on Sunday May 13, 2001 saw an unexpected victory for the forces of moderate nationalism, sanctioning the policy of the Spanish state but also the assassinations carried out by ETA.
A Basque majority demands engagement in dialogue
3 May 2001, byThe electoral results of May 13 in the Basque Autonomous Comunidad has constituted a demonstration of the majority’s rejection of the political forces that sought confrontation with and the political defeat of Basque nationalism and those in favour of dialogue.
Burying British Farming?
3 May 2001, bySince mid-March, day and night, pyres have been burning in the British countryside. Piles (some up to 130 feet high) of animal carcasses in open fields, heaped helter-skelter on rubber tyres and railway sleepers, charred by flames that fill the air with the stench of burning flesh and smoke, choking nearby residents.
A wave of xenophobia and intolerance
3 May 2001, by“Last year in Slovenia we faced a huge wave of xenophobia and intolerance against immigrants. This sentiment, that could be felt in general public opinion and mood, was in reality the result of state policies on immigration.”
That sinking feeling
3 May 2001, byThe current economic crisis in Turkey, which broke out in mid-February, has manifested itself in a deep financial crisis, leading to a devaluation of almost 100% and a significant recession, accompanied by numerous bankruptcies and redundancies. It is estimated that the average income per inhabitant fell from US$3,200 to close to US$2,000 within a few days.
New economic turbulences
3 May 2001, byIn recent years, the traditional vulnerability of the Latin American economy has sharpened in the face of diverse international crises. The recovery from the ’lost decade’ of the 1980s (the decade which began with the thunderclap of the Mexican debt crisis in 1982) has been of short duration.
Elections in Peru
3 May 2001, by ,The first round of the Peruvian presidential elections on Sunday April 8, 2001 produced a major surprise - Wall Street’s favoured candidate, Lourdes Flores, came third and was eliminated from the contest. The second round [on June 3] will now be contested between Alexander Toledo (who scored 36.46%) and Alán GarcÃa, the candidate of the APRA party, who was president from 1985 to 1990, who secured 26% of the vote.
“We want to govern ourselves”
3 May 2001, byIn this interview, Quispe relates the experiences of struggle of the Bolivian peasant-indigenous movement and outlines the demands of the Pachakuti Indigenous Movement.
“There exists the danger of a civil war”
3 May 2001, byAntonio Vargas is a leader of the powerful Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie). He was interviewed by Mercedes López.
A referendum on the FTAA
3 May 2001, byThe Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) is much more than a proposal to liberalise commerce, as has been formally announced. It’s about, of course, a strategic project of the United States to consolidate its domination over Latin America through the creation of a privileged space for the extension of its economic frontiers.
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