Topic: Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
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Those who see some element of hope in ETA's announcement need to know that the road ahead is still long, because the only thing that matters is the definitive end of the ETA terrorist group
Spanish police hunt ETA killer Apr 21, 2011
Nobody is going to be leaving the euro. More countries are going to be joining the euro. That is the best proof of how successful the project is
Greece rejects EU, IMF economic rescue Jan 30, 2010
You also know that economic relations between the United States and Spain are very strong. The United States is a very important investor in Spain
Biden: U.S. backs efforts in Greek crisis May 09, 2010
Chile displays before the world how Latin American countries can be in the vanguard of development and economic growth
Chilean president asks Spain to invest Mar 09, 2011
My first objective during the six months is that there is institutional consolidation (and) clear visibility for the highest function that the Lisbon Treaty gives to the president of the European Council
Spain first EU leader after Lisbon Treaty Dec 31, 2009
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (Spanish pronunciation: ( listen); born 4 August 1960) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was elected for terms as Prime Minister of Spain in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012.
The main actions taken by the Zapatero administration include the withdrawal of Spanish troops from the Iraq war, which resulted in long term diplomatic tension with the George W. Bush administration; the increase of Spanish troops in Afghanistan; the idea of an Alliance of Civilizations, co-sponsored by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; the legalisation of same-sex marriage; reform of abortion law; a controversial attempt at peace negotiation with ETA (a proscribed terrorist organisation); the increase of tobacco restrictions; and the reform of various Autonomous statutes, particularly the Statute of Catalonia.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was born in Valladolid, Castile and León to Juan Rodríguez y García-Lozano (b. 1928), a lawyer, and María de la Purificación Zapatero y Valero (Valladolid, 1927 - Madrid, 30 October 2000). He grew up in León, where his family originated.
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